Bill would aid veterans

To the Editor:

Legislation I am sponsoring to assist disabled or unemployed veterans by providing a tax credit to employers who hire them will be included in a comprehensive veterans proposal this session.

This gives employers an incentive to hire those people who got injured serving our country during combat.

My bill states the maximum credit for hiring a disabled veteran would be 10 percent of the wages paid, up to $3,000; and the maximum credit allowed for hiring an unemployed veteran is 10 percent of the wages paid, up to $1,500, during the taxable year. Veterans must be Minnesota residents on the date they are hired.

Several veterans groups support the bill, including the Military Action Group, United Veterans Legislative Council, Minnesota Chapter of the Disabled American Veterans, and the Association of the US Army.

This bill is a win for unemployed disabled veterans as well as the job providers who will hire them, and I’m pleased it will be included in our omnibus veterans bill this session.

State Rep. Bob Gunther

R-Fairmont