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The New Mexico legislature this week approved sending economic relief to about 1.4 million residents to counter rising costs in the state. That mirrors other efforts across the Mountain West 鈥� the region seeing the in the country.
Soaring fuel prices, especially, drove lawmakers to swiftly pass a bill that provides tax rebates of $500 for individual tax filers and $1,000 for households.
鈥淲e should not be viewing this economic household relief as simply focused on vehicles, but it is the wide array of economic challenges that our citizens are facing right now,鈥� Rep. Christine Chandler (D-Los Alamos), a sponsor of the bill, said during a on Tuesday.
The , approved with bipartisan support during a special session, distributes hundreds of millions of dollars, and includes relief for non-tax filers.
鈥淭here is $20 million in this bill set aside for non-filers, for whatever reason," said Sen. Antoinette Sedillo Lopez (D-Albuquerque), another bill sponsor. "People who don鈥檛 file are among the most in need in this state.鈥�
The rebates are likely to come in two payments, , the first by the end of June and the second in August.
At the federal level, U.S. senators from Nevada, Arizona and other states introduced a bill in February, the to suspend the federal gas tax. The governors of New Mexico and Colorado have for the bill.
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