The average Louisianan received a tax cut of $2,915 due to the working families tax cut bill.
Posted by Speaker Mike Johnson, Checked
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Speaker Mike Johnson@SpeakerJohnsonOct 14, 2026The claim's $2,915 figure is consistent with the AP's report that Louisianans on average saw an estimated $2,900 tax benefit this year, citing the nonpartisan Tax Foundation. The only support is that one secondary estimate, which the AP calls a 'deduction' rather than a 'tax cut,' so confidence is moderate.
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… We gave the largest tax cut in US History. We also did the largest spending cut of inefficient, wasteful government spending in history. We have economic indicators across the board. More people are doing better, higher wages. In my state of Louisiana, just with the big beautiful bill, the working families tax cut, the average Louisianan has a tax cut of $2,915. That means that's money in their pocket they did not have to send to Washington just because we improve, implemented the bill. The average household income went up by almost $5,400 just because of our policies. We also have the safest country in 126 years. …
Speaker Mike Johnson@SpeakerJohnson · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. The AP reports that Louisianans on average saw an estimated $2,900 tax deduction this year, according to the nonpartisan Tax Foundation, which is within rounding of the claimed $2,915.[3]
Context. The figure is an estimate from the Tax Foundation rather than a measured IRS or Treasury average for Louisiana, and the AP describes it as a deduction, not a tax cut.[3]
Context. Louisiana state government figures show much smaller state-level savings (about $261 for an average working individual), which measure a different tax and do not contradict the federal estimate.[2]
Context. The PolitiFact rating concerns the claim that the bill was the largest tax cut in U.S. history, not the Louisiana average, so it does not bear on this figure.[1]
Sources
3 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 primary, 1 not rated
- 1Zach Nunn said Republicans passed the largest tax cut in ...politifact.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2Governor Announces Historic Tax Relief as Louisiana ...gov.louisiana.gov · primary source · cited for: context
- 3In GOP Speaker Mike Johnson's district, the political mood is ...ap.org · not rated · cited for: supports, context
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