An outline of the Freedom Caucus’ new tax plan has been leaked to Axios reporter Johnathan Swan. The roughly “35 ultra-conservative House Republicans,” are set to roll out a tax plan that would cut the corporate tax rate from 35% to 16% .
Axios reports:
The House Freedom Caucus — a group of around 35 ultra-conservative House Republicans who can block their party’s leadership on key legislation — is in the final stages of drafting its own tax plan, according to sources familiar with the process.
Freedom Caucus chairman Mark Meadows is expected to unveil his group’s tax reform plan in the near future.
But sources familiar with the arrangements have leaked key details in the current draft of the Freedom Caucus plan. (These details haven’t yet been formally discussed within the group and therefore aren’t set in stone):
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Slashes the corporate tax rate from 35% to 16% .
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Doubles the standard deduction for individuals.
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Abandons “revenue neutrality,” the dogma that tax reform mustn’t worsen currently projected deficits.
This week, Breitbart boss Steve Bannon, reporter Matt Boyle met with Freedom Caucus chairman Mark Meadows to discuss ways to challenge the likes of Speaker Paul Ryan and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on every issue under the sun.
Axios reports:
- They discussed the Freedom Caucus’s plans for taking on GOP leadership over the debt ceiling, tax reform, health care payments, the budget and the government funding bill.
- Expect them to demand payments for the wall and to combat leadership’s plans to attach Hurricane Harvey aid to the debt ceiling increase.
Read the entire Axios report here.