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Hogan Announces Cut in Unemployment Insurance Taxes

Governor Larry Hogan (R-Md)
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Governor Larry Hogan (R-Md)

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced that there will be  a significant cut in unemployment insurance taxes beginning early next year.

The Trust Fund has grown by more than $125 million for a total of nearly a billion dollars.

That will allow for a 50 percent reduction in the unemployment insurance rate from $51 dollar to $25.50 per employee per year.

Maryland Labor Secretary Kelly Schulz said that this was a sign of the state’s improving business climate.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.