Sc State Cost Of Living Increase 2024

Sc State Cost Of Living Increase 2024. Columbia — legislators passed a $14.5 billion state spending package that cuts income taxes, increases state employees’ salaries and freezes tuition at public. Both the south carolina department of education (scde) and the office of first steps to school readiness (first steps) anticipate an additional 2,500 children.

The pay raise will cost the state $61.5 million more a year and is part of a nearly $14.5 billion budget now headed to the general assembly for an up or down vote. (ap) — teachers and state employees would get raises under a spending plan being debated by the south carolina house this week, but many.