Mayor Duggan urges Detroit residents to take advantage of child tax credit

DETROIT – It’s free money for families that need it and Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is working to make sure Detroit residents get in on it.

With tax season upon us, Duggan says help is there to help families get the expanded child tax credit and earned income tax credit.

Consumer investigator Hank Winchester has more details about the credit in the video above.

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