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By 2001 the federal government will have more than doubled the maximum deduction for student loan interest.
Through 1998, only $1,000 was deductible from federal income tax. This year, the maximum deduction is $1,500 and by 2001 it will be $2,500, about the amount of interest on a $30,000 loan that charges 8 percent interest. The deductions only apply during the first five...
The idea of a full tax deduction had been proposed in the state legislature three times before but met objections to its $14 to $16 million cost, Jacques said.
Originally, the program was to offer an additional deduction on state income tax to make up for the interest that was not deductible from federal income taxes.
When House and Senate leaders met to reconcile their separate budgets, the interest deduction plan was worked into the final legislative budget without any changes.