The RELIEF Act, proposed by Republican Gov. Larry Hogan and since amended by lawmakers, accommodates direct funds to taxpayers who obtain the earned revenue tax credit score, in addition to a short lived growth of the credit score, the elimination of state and native taxes on most unemployment advantages for 2 years, and tax breaks for companies. It additionally contains directives for spending a whole lot of hundreds of thousands of {dollars} on meals banks, nonprofit organizations, enterprise help packages and training.