At least five people were killed and 30 wounded in Kenya on Tuesday when anti-tax protesters attempted to storm Parliament and police responded by firing live ammunition.
Police in Nairobi, Kenya, said on Tuesday they arrested over 200 people protesting against proposed tax increases in a finance bill.
On Monday’s broadcast of CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) said he opposes the tax increases proposed by President Joe Biden in his budget and stated that at a time where “we still have challenges” with inflation, we should
On Monday’s broadcast of NBC’s “MTP Daily,” guest host, MSNBC host, and MSNBC Senior National Correspondent Chris Jansing stated that the Inflation Reduction Act reconciliation bill “does raise taxes in a period of economic downturn.” While interviewing Rep. Steven Horsford (D-NV),
On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Mornings with Maria,” Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) said that it makes no sense and is “hypocritical” to support increased spending on “corporate welfare” in the CHIPS Act to try to bring semiconductor
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNBC’s “Closing Bell,” Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) reacted to claims by the National Association of Manufacturers that the taxes in the reconciliation bill will hurt the manufacturing sector and reduce GDP and labor income by stating
On Thursday’s broadcast of West Virginia MetroNews’ “Talkline with Hoppy Kercheval,” Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) stated that eliminating the carried interest loophole and requiring a 15% minimum tax on large corporations are “revenues” in the reconciliation agreement, but the deal doesn’t
On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Hallie Jackson Reports,” White House Council of Economic Advisers member Jared Bernstein responded to a question on whether the minimum tax proposal in President Joe Biden’s budget is a first step towards further tax increases
