The results were quite interesting — most of the answers supported moving the party towards the centre ground, the public wanted to see the Conservative party move towards the Centre (net approval of +41), giving more help to the less well off (net approval of +64), paying more attention to the economy and public services and less to immigration (+41) and opposed promises
of big tax cuts if they meant cuts to public services (net disapproval of -42).
And after President Donald Trump's surprise election victory in 2016, investors rejoiced over his promises
of big tax cuts to provide further economic stimulus; late last year, Trump delivered.
So on top
of the biggest tax cuts, great reform and the money is coming in.
Not exact matches
Anecdotes
of thousand - dollar bonuses by
big companies sharing the wealth
of their
tax cuts haven't shown up in the data.
Verizon Communications, among the
biggest beneficiaries
of the corporate
tax cut this year, said it would double its commitment to fostering science, technology, and engineering education (STEM) in schools that lack such resources.
To me, and obviously to a substantial number
of U.S. businesses both
big and small, it is clear that unless America
cuts its high business
tax rate it will struggle to maintain a competitive edge and remain attractive for investment.
«In terms
of actual
tax - code adjustments, there will be arm - wrestling and adjustments, but for me,
cutting to the chase, the
big thing is simplification for my small - business members and small business in general,» said Keith Hall, president and CEO
of the National Association
of Self - Employed.
They see the efforts
of big business to get Congress to reform the
tax code and
cut corporate income -
tax rates as a diversion from the Tea Party's fight to lower personal income -
tax rates.
The
biggest driver
of economic growth next year will be from household consumption, which policy makers reckon will get a boost from the federal government's
tax cuts and its decision to augment monthly child benefits.
The share prices
of the world's two
biggest wind turbine manufacturers have fallen after the U.S. House
of Representatives proposed whipping away
tax credits for renewable energy in order to pay for
tax cuts elsewhere.
Trump has promised to release the outlines
of his
tax plan Wednesday and has said the plan would give Americans a
tax cut bigger than «any
tax cut ever.»
The
tax bill lowers the corporate
tax rate from 35 % to 21 %, eliminates the penalty under the Affordable Care Act for failing to have health insurance, a narrower estate
tax, and
cuts the top effective marginal
tax rate for S corporations to a top rate
of 29.6 percent, among other measures that gives the
biggest breaks to the wealthiest individuals and companies.
The proposed repeal
of taxes that were put in place to fund Obamacare would give America's top earners the
biggest cut.
PARIS, Oct 28 - Executives from nearly 100
of France's
biggest companies called on the Socialist government on Sunday to
cut payroll
taxes by 30 billion euros over two years to regain waning competitiveness.
Trump promised
big tax cuts during his campaign, and as his platform evolved it came to look very similar to the sort
of reform that House Speaker Paul Ryan has been pushing for for years now.
As part
of that
bigger deal, he said, Republicans would be open to additional revenue, so long as it was paired with deep spending
cuts and didn't come from higher
tax rates.
Of course they're excited: The plan offers
big tax cuts on business profits.
The airlines join a host
of other companies such as AT&T (t), Boeing (ba) and Wells Fargo & Co (wfcnp) promising to pay bonuses or invest more in training after the
biggest overhaul
of the U.S.
tax code in 30 years, which
cuts the corporate
tax rate.
That's a
bigger impact than most economists expect given the skewed nature
of the
tax cuts toward wealthier people, who are more likely to save than spend.
In 2001, Republicans addressed the politics
of taxes by making
big cuts across the board: an expanded child credit for low and moderate earners, a new lower
tax bracket at the bottom, plus
cuts in regular and capital income -
tax rates for those at the top.
If you put a lot
of fiscal stimulus — particularly
big personal income -
tax cuts — if you put that on an economy that's already at full employment, that's like putting a well - done steak on broil.»
Consumer and business sentiment about the economy has risen sharply based on the notion the incoming administration
of Republican President - elect Donald Trump and a Republican - controlled Congress would enact
big tax cuts and infrastructure spending and loosen regulations, which would boost spending and investments.
For example, Under Armour is positioned to be one
of the
biggest winners if Trump manages to enact
tax reform, including corporate
tax cuts, Goldman Sachs (gs) wrote in a report Friday.
«There are a lot
of people expecting a
tax cut who will be
big losers...
But Trump said he told Cook that he was planning a
big tax cut and the elimination
of many regulations that raise costs for companies operating in the United States.
As talk about the economy has largely focused on
tax cuts, the U.S. budget deficit and the potential for trade tariffs, one
of the
biggest things investors and the general public seem to be missing is the increased spending soon to be pumped into the U.S. economy by the government.
It's not really a very
big tax cut (~ $ 1.5 trillion in debt over 10 years implies a deficit
of ~ $ 120 billion / yr, or ~.6 %
of GDP).
Here is one
of the
biggest changes implemented by the
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
If it's passed as is — and that's a
big if, as many Democrats oppose it and some Republicans have questioned whether projected economic growth can offset the loss
of revenue from these
tax cuts — most Americans could see some benefit.
U.S. stocks took their
biggest loss in five months Tuesday as a health care bill backed by President Donald Trump ran into trouble in Congress, which raised some questions about his agenda
of faster economic growth spurred on by lower
taxes and
cuts in regulations.
O'Neil said he's skeptical about the assumptions that a Trump agenda
of increased government spending and
tax cuts will be fully enacted and lead to faster growth, higher inflation and
bigger budget deficits.
Progressives often present corporate -
tax cuts as having transferred billions
of dollars from the Canadian government to
big business.
At a moment when the Republicans are talking about entitlement reform, and Ben Carson, the Secretary
of Housing and Urban Development, is proposing to triple the rents
of some
of the poorest people in the country, the sight
of big banks reporting surges in profits that were fuelled by
tax cuts raises alarming moral questions.
All told, though, the plan is, like its House counterpart, a proposal to dramatically slash corporate
tax rates, open up a
big new loophole for wealthy individuals, and pay for the
cuts by dramatically expanding the national debt and ending a number
of tax deductions that could leave a substantial share
of middle - and upper - middle - class people paying more.
After drafting several resignation letters in the wake
of the march, Cohn decided he would stay to help drive through the
big tax cut bill that passed last year.
At first glance, United Continental Holdings appears to be a
big beneficiary
of recently enacted federal income
tax cuts.
The easier way to compare this
tax bill to the
tax cuts under past presidents is to look at how
big the
cut is as a size
of the economy, which is measured by gross domestic product.
President Trump often calls this
tax cut the «
biggest in the history
of our country,» but The Washington Post Fact Check team gives that statement four Pinocchios.
Get ready for more years
of gridlock and uncertainty in the world's most important economy, all because Republicans wanted to secure a
big corporate
tax cut before an arbitrary deadline
of Christmas 2017.
But much
of the research conducted thus far suggests otherwise; the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, for instance, recently concluded that workers would receive a maximum
of only a quarter
of the benefits from
tax cuts; and even then, it is most likely to be the higher earners that would be the
biggest beneficiaries.
Significantly, the US current account was in slight surplus during the
big tax cuts of 1964 and 1981 — in sharp contrast to today's deficit
of 2.6 %
of GDP.
He said the dollar faces a further slide if any Fed tightening is offset by a wider US deficit on the back
of Donald Trump's
big spending plans and
tax cuts.
The market strategist sees «no levers left to pull» for a market that has been supported by factors such as a decade
of ultra-easy money policy and, most recently, a
big juicy corporate
tax cut.
WASHINGTON (Reuters)- President Donald Trump proposed on Wednesday the
biggest U.S.
tax overhaul in three decades, calling for
tax cuts for most Americans, but prompting criticism that the plan favors business and the rich and could add trillions
of dollars to the deficit.
1) Abandon the Norquist Pledge 2) State a commitment to work towards bi-partisan debt reduction, which will include a mix
of taxes and spending
cuts 3) Realize the populace is evolving away from religion - based politics and that it is time to formulate policy under a much
bigger tent
For example, he was quite explicit before he was elected about supporting a
big tax cut and the partial privatization
of Social Security.
Tax cuts for the rich, subsidies for oil companies that raked in billions in profits, laws passed making it much more difficult to declare bankruptcy and also legislation absolving
big phrams
of any lawsuits due to their non compete policies.
Ten
of Australia's
biggest companies have promised to «invest more in Australia» if the Turnbull government's plans to
cut the company
tax rate are passed by the Senate.
The Australian Industry Group accepts the federal government won't deliver a «Twenty20
Big Bash» budget but is urging prudent spending
cuts to deliver a handful
of key priorities across infrastructure, STEM training and a company
tax cut.
The National Soft Drink Producers Association, which includes Coca - Cola Femsa SAB and Arca Continental SAB, Latin America's
biggest Coca - Cola bottlers, estimates that a 1 peso per - liter soda
tax would result in the loss
of 20,000 jobs, from workers who
cut sugar cane to those in factories.