Obama’s Fiscal Commission to Meet for First Time Today amid Grounded Expectations, Tough Choices
April 27, 2010 in Daily Tax Report · Leave a Comment
President Obama’s 18-member fiscal commission, which meets for the first time April 27, faces a difficult challenge to meet its twin goals of medium- and long-term deficit reduction, according to balanced-budget advocates…
Solving Deficit Without Undue Burdens on Middle Class Key Priority, Obama Says
April 22, 2010 in Daily Tax Report · Leave a Comment
It is important to solve the federal deficit without unduly burdening middle-class families, President Obama said in…
White House, House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Seek to End VAT Talk; Tax to Recoup TARP Funds Being Considered
April 20, 2010 in Daily Tax Report · Leave a Comment
The White House and a top congressional tax writer sought to close the door April 19 on a value-added tax, with officials saying it was not under…
McCain Effort to Prevent U.S. VAT Backed by Senate Finance Committee Chairman
April 19, 2010 in Daily Tax Report · Leave a Comment
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) made it clear April 15 that he would not support the implementation of a value-added tax in the United States, voting in…
