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[Kachina624]

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@Cakers3 wrote:

@Kachina624   We have no state income tax here so we are not eligible.

I haven't seen anything about any rebates offered in other ways, so far.

Good for you-but what about those who do not file state taxes where you are?

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@Cakers3  @chrystaltree    I explained on my original post that they can apply to receive the payment.

[Teddixat]

@DJSmom. I live in California and I did t think any state had higher gas taxes than us. We pay $1.30 right at the top before the price of gas. We are averaging $5.93 a gallon for regular. We are used to higher gas prices but this is u usual even for us

[Janey2]

This "free" money will cause inflation to go higher by lowering the value of the dollar as more money floods the market.

[Drythe]

North Carolina has had a Significant budget surplus which has grown larger over the past three years.  The legislature has considered and voted down (along on party lines) bringing to the floor for discussion & vote the following:

1-Stop the gas tax until gas returns to a level (which they) determined

2-Remove tax on Food for one calendar year and reassess 

3-Remove property tax for those over age 65

4-Remove State tax on Social Security.

These are not unique, or ground breaking changes.

Do I expect them here?  Nope!

[Spurt]

@Kachina624 

Well Texas doesnt have a State Income Tax so we arent getting anything......

[Kachina624]

@Spurt    They could still give payments to citizens who can prove residency.  They certainly could give increases to retired state employees living in fixed incomes.  I have a keen interest in that.

[Kachina624]

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@Drythe wrote:

North Carolina has had a Significant budget surplus which has grown larger over the past three years.  The legislature has considered and voted down (along on party lines) bringing to the floor for discussion & vote the following:

1-Stop the gas tax until gas returns to a level (which they) determined

2-Remove tax on Food for one calendar year and reassess 

3-Remove property tax for those over age 65

4-Remove State tax on Social Security.

These are not unique, or ground breaking changes.

Do I expect them here?  Nope!

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@Drythe   Our legislature, in its generosity mode, also removed the income tax on social security payments and gave huge pay increases to teachers and state police and a nice increase to all state employees.

[Spurt]

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@Kachina624 wrote:

@Spurt    They could still give payments to citizens who can prove residency.  They certainly could give increases to retired state employees living in fixed incomes.  I have a keen interest in that.

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@Kachina624 

My sister, a retired State Employee would like that too....The only thing I heard about was the 16B Covid Relief Funds distributed to the cities and then given to various programs....

[icezeus]

In California the last that I heard our state legislature had voted down temporarily suspending the gas tax and were considering perhaps gas cards with cash on them.

I have not really kept up with it. I have  come to the conclusion that if I receive it great, if not there is not much that I can do about it.

[stevieb]

Just be sure to include it on your federal return next year. You know they'll expect it. Nothing comes without strings attached, at least not for most of us.