Newly anointed House Ways and Means Chairman Sander Levin (D-Mich.) repaid a Maryland property-tax credit Friday that he should not have received, his office confirmed. Levin, who owns a home in Chevy Chase, Md., received a $690 credit on his most recent property tax bill, the result of Montgomery County program that provided one-time credits to residential property owners in the 2009-10 tax year. Levin, who purchased the home in 1977, received the tax credit although it was intended for only "owner-occupied" properties, and he does not live in the home. The credit reduced his tax bill to just under $9,500.
| Credit where due. It sounds like the honourable Congressman noticed the error, fixed it, and paid his debt promptly. |
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