Top earning New Yorkers and Californians
could face 60% combined tax rate,
while the top rate of corporate
tax would be raised to 26.5% -
higher than communist China - under
House Democrats' bill to fund
$3.5trillion spending plans
Posted By: Imright, 9/13/2021 11:31:51 PM
House Democrats unveiled proposals on Monday to pay for a $3.5 trillion spending plan, with tax increases that could mean the wealthiest New Yorkers and Californians face rates of about 60 percent.The plans represent a rollback of Donald Trump's tax cuts and include a three percent surtax on individuals who earn more than $5million as well as increases in capital gains tax and a corporate tax hike from 21 percent to 26.5 percent for the biggest companies. Critics said that was a higher rate than communist China - where the general corporate tax rate is 25 percent -
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