North Carolina Budget and Tax Center. November 2019. The North Carolina Budget and Tax Center released a new report that recommends the legislature reinstate a state-level EITC worth 20 percent of the federal credit to improve health outcomes for low-income North Carolinians. http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/2019/11/19/report-state-earned-income-tax-credit-could-boost-health-of-low-income-north-carolinians/