Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Center on Budget and Policy Priorities The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) is a non-profit think tank which describes itself as a "policy organization ... working at the federal and state levels on fiscal policy and public programs that affect low- and moderate-income families and individuals. (www.cbpp.org) is an organization that works at the federal and state levels on fiscal policy and public programs affecting low- and moderate-income families and individuals. The center conducts research and analysis on proposed budget and tax policies, develops policy options to reduce poverty, and examines the impact of proposed policies on the economy and on federal and state budgets. It publishes research reports on a host of topics, including federal and state tax policies. More than 6,000 nonprofit organizations Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. and government agencies participate in the center's National Tax Credit Outreach Outreach is an effort by an organization or group to connect its ideas or practices to the efforts of other organizations, groups, specific audiences or the general public. Campaign, which focuses on increasing awareness of the earned income tax credit The United States federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is a refundable tax credit that reduces or eliminates the taxes that low-income married working people pay (such as payroll taxes) and also frequently operates as a wage subsidy for low-income workers. and child tax credit. |
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