American families will begin receiving the first half of the enhanced child tax credit payments on July 15. It expands the existing child tax credit to $3,000 from $2,000 and provides an extra $600 for kids under age 6.
Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd speaks with Jill Schlesinger, CBS News business analyst and host of “Jill on Money,” about the start of the expanded child tax credits.
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