Monday, April 7, 2025

Senate approves Republican plan for trillions in tax breaks and spending cuts

One crucial challenge ahead will be for the House to accept the way the Senate's budget plan allows for extending the tax cuts under a scoring method that treats them as not adding to future deficits, something many House Republicans reject. 

A new estimate from the joint committee on taxation projects the tax breaks will add $5.5tn in debt over the next decade when including interest, and $4.6tn not including interest. On top of that, the senators added an additional $1.5tn that would allow some of Trump's campaign promises, such as no taxes on tips, social security benefits and overtime, swelling the overall the price tag to $7tn...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/05/senate-republicans-trillions-tax-breaks-spending-cuts


 

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