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The Fund Child Bill
Bigger tax breaks for businesses that help fund child care
Relating to WV employer-provided or sponsored child care tax credit program
Good for everyday people ·
This bill would give businesses a much bigger tax break if they help pay for local child care centers, even if those centers are not at the workplace.
Our take
What we think, in plain words.
Finding child care is a huge struggle for working parents. This bill would try to fix that by offering companies a massive 100 percent tax credit if they invest in child care facilities. It would also loosen the rules so businesses could fund daycares anywhere in the state, not just at their own offices. While it would be a big tax giveaway to corporations, the goal is to create more child care spots for regular families.
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The facts
What the bill actually says, no spin.
- Would increase the tax credit for businesses that invest in child care from 50 percent to 100 percent of their costs.
- Would allow businesses to keep unused tax credits for 20 years instead of just three years.
- Would remove the rule that a funded daycare must mostly serve the company's own workers.
- Would let businesses fund child care centers anywhere in the state, not just near their offices.
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