South Carolinians could receive a rebate through proposed bill [Video]

A proposed bill could lead to a rebate for South Carolinians.It stems from the $1.8 billion lawmakers say has sat in a bank account untouched for years. RELATED: South Carolina has $1.8 billion but doesn’t know where the money came from or where it should goThe rebate would be dispersed through House Bill 5389. If passed, it would send a one-time rebate to people who filed tax returns in 2023.”I think we should give it back to the taxpayer, let them use it how they see fit and they are going to use it better than the government obviously did since they lost it,” said state Rep. Adam Morgan, one of the primary sponsors of the bill.South Carolina State Treasurer Curtis Loftis has argued the money was not missing or recently discovered but has always been made visible to the comptroller general’s office, the department of administration and the state …