(Story reported by Danielle Smith of Keystone News Service, published by Noah Haswell of Beaver County Radio on September 19, 2024 at 11:43 A.M.)

Pennsylvania families facing challenges with child and dependent care expenses may now benefit from a significant state tax break. The expansion of the Child and Dependent Care Enhancement Tax Credit is expected to directly benefit almost two hundred and ten thousand working families in Pennsylvania by providing them with additional financial support when they file their income taxes. Gillian Kratzer with the advocacy group Better Pennsylvania says the tax-credit expansion is a substantial benefit, as it increased from six hundred dollars to twenty-one hundred dollars.