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WASHINGTON:The Trump administration today announced what it claimed to be “one of the biggest tax cuts in American history”, through drastically reducing tax rates both in the business and individual categories, fulfilling one of its major election promises.

Trump announces huge tax cuts

US chief economic adviser Gary Cohen (L) and treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin brief media on tax reforms in the White House. AFP



Washington, April 26

The Trump administration today announced what it claimed to be “one of the biggest tax cuts in American history”, through drastically reducing tax rates both in the business and individual categories, fulfilling one of its major election promises.

It proposes to bring down the corporate tax from the current 35 per cent to 15 per cent, significantly lower individual tax rates, and eliminate several tax rates like the death tax.

This would “unlock” the American economy, give a big boost to businesses, create jobs and bring trillions of dollars stacked overseas by its companies, US treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin told reporters at a joint White House News conference with the national economic director Gary Cohen.

“This tax reform package is about economic growth and creating jobs,” Cohen said as he and Mnuchin outlined the growth of the tax cuts announced by the Trump administration.

“Today we are putting out the core principles,” Mnuchin said.

For individuals, the Trump administration proposes to reduce the existing seven tax brackets to three tax brackets of 10 per cent, 25 per cent and 35 per cent; doubling the standard deduction and provide tax relief for families with child and dependent care expenses.

It simplifies to eliminate targeted tax breaks that mainly benefit the wealthiest taxpayers, protects the home ownership and charitable gift tax deductions, repeals the Alternative Minimum Tax, repeal the death tax and repeals the 3.8 per cent Obamacare tax that hits small businesses and investment income. — PTI 

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