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Joe Biden’s Morning ReportThe Hill – Presented by Facebook – Biden hits the road, tout COVID-19 Oregon Senator takes center stage in the Democratic obstruction debate This week: Democrats are eyeing the next step after the relief bill’s victory of coronavirus MORE is planning the first major increase in federal taxes in almost 30 years to finance the economic program set out to follow the recently approved $ 1.9 trillion pandemic stimulus package.
Unidentified sources told Bloomberg that the increases will reflect the promises Biden made during his 2020 campaign.
The planned increases include: an increase in corporate tax from 21% to 28%; increasing the income tax rate for people earning more than $ 400,000; expand property tax; reduce tax preferences in onlending businesses, such as limited liability companies; and establish a higher capital gains tax rate for individuals who earn at least $ 1 million.
As Bloomberg notes, an independent analysis of the Biden campaign’s tax plan conducted by the Tax Policy Center found that it would raise about $ 2.1 trillion in 10 years.
Tax increases included as part of the infrastructure and employment packages are likely to include revoking part of the old President Trump
Morning report from Donald TrumpThe Hill – Presented by Facebook – Biden to hit the road, tout COVID-19 Oregon Senator takes center stage in the Democratic obstructionist debate Juan Williams: Trump’s jealousies can’t hide his failures MOREthe 2017 tax law that benefited wealthy corporations and individuals, notes the media, citing sources close to the subject.
“His whole view has always been that Americans believe that tax policy needs to be fair, and he saw all of his policy options through that lens,” Biden’s former economic advisor, Sarah Bianchi, told Bloomberg. “That’s why the focus is on addressing the unequal treatment between work and wealth.”
Any approved tax increases are likely to take effect from 2022, according to Bloomberg, who noted that some lawmakers have asked the government to insure since pandemic-related unemployment remains high.