Trump offers CEOs a tax cut, while Biden touts support for global alliances
Associated PressWASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump told an influential group of CEOs that he wants to further cut the corporate tax rate he lowered while in office, while President Joe Biden’s chief of staff separately told them that the Democratic incumbent’s emphasis on global alliances would help their businesses. Recent economic research indicates that Trump’s corporate tax cuts did boost business investment, but not by enough for the additional growth needed to cover the cost of those tax cuts. BRT members from Cisco and Procter & Gamble told reporters Wednesday that higher rates would cause them to invest less in the U.S. Jon Moeller, P&G’s CEO and board chairman, said a tax increase would likely be passed on to consumers in the form of higher prices, limit wage growth for employees and be borne by shareholders. “It’s a societal impact.” Biden’s budget proposal would raise corporate taxes by nearly $2.2 trillion over 10 years.