LCO No. 1388 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5495 January Session, 2019 LCO No. 1388 Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING Introduced by: REP. HUGHES, 135th Dist. AN ACT INCREASING THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That section 12-704e of the general statutes be amended to increase 1 the applicable percentage of the earned income tax credit. 2 Statement of Purpose: To relieve the tax burden of working families.