Leadership in the Alabama Legislature has suggested for months that they would be looking into tax rebates for Alabamians in the 2023 session with a massive surplus in the state coffers.
Gov. Kay Ivey put a number to that plan Tuesday night– $400 per individual, which Ivey estimated will cost the state nearly $1 billion to accomplish.
Full text: Gov. Kay Ivey’s 2023 State of the State address
“We have an opportunity during this Legislative Session to continue making progress for Alabama families.”
“That means $800 for our working families, and it couldn’t come at a better time,” Ivey said. “Folks, this is the people’s money, and it’s only right, while still acknowledging we are recording revenues far exceeding normal and sustainable levels, we give a fair share of this money directly back to the people of Alabama.”
House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels, D-Huntsville, told reporters after the address that the rebates aren’t a sustainable relief for…
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