US Tsy Sec. Mnuchin: Aim is to get tax bill to Pres. Trump in December

Eren Sengezer FXStreet

Speaking on Bloomberg TV, the US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that they were aiming to get the tax bill to President Trump in December.

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Preference is starting corporate tax rate in 2018.

Tax strategy unchanged by state elections.

Pres. Trump would like to kill healthcare mandate.

Killing healthcare mandate would free up a lot of money.

Sensitive to need of state tax exemption.

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Eren Sengezer

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As an economist at heart, Eren Sengezer specializes in the assessment of the short-term and long-term impacts of macroeconomic data, central bank policies and political developments on financial assets.

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