Biden wants to entirely pay for trillions in new spending by raising taxes on corporations and the wealthy
Charles Davis | Publié le
- President Joe Biden will propose new taxes on corporations and the wealthy to pay for his agenda, Axios reported.
- The taxes are intended to cover more than $4 trillion in new spending on infrastructure and health care.
- Biden is standing by a pledge not to raise taxes on anyone making less than $400,000.
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The White House's ambitious plans for more than $4 trillion in new spending on infrastructure, health care, and education will be completely paid for by new taxes on corporations and wealthy investors, President Joe Biden will announce Wednesday, Axios reported .
The elements of the plan include nearly doubling the capital gains tax to 39.6% for investors who earn more than $1 million. Biden also wants to increase the marginal income tax rate for the country's wealthiest taxpayers from 37% to 39.6%.
According to Axios, the Biden administration will argue these tax increases are sufficient to cover the full cost of the president's agenda, although that will require counting revenue from the next 15 years to cover spending over the next eight.
Making the president's spending plans deficit-neutral is seen as key to assuaging concerns among moderate Democrats.
Biden will outline his tax plan in an address to Congress, beginning at 9 p.m. EDT on Wednesday.
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