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Claudia Sheinbaum denounces proposed US remittance tax as ‘unacceptable’

Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during an event in Texcoco, Mexico, on May 3 [Mexico Presidency/Handout via Reuters]

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has denounced a provision in a tax bill being considered in the United States Congress that would impose duties on remittances — a term used to describe the money people send abroad for non-commercial reasons, often as gifts to family and loved ones.

On Thursday, during her morning news conference, Sheinbaum addressed the tax bill directly, calling the remittances proposal “a measure that is unacceptable”.

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