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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Adam Lowenstein in Washington

US corporations push to roll back Trump-era tax policies they once endorsed

A man holds up a sheet of paper that he signed
Then president Donald Trump displays the $1.5tn tax overhaul package he signed in the oval office on 22 December 2017. Photograph: Evan Vucci/AP

US corporations and their supporters in Washington are pushing aggressively to roll back tax policies they once endorsed, in a move that could return hundreds of billions of dollars to some of America’s biggest companies.

As congressional negotiators attempt to keep the government funded past 19 January, an agreement is emerging that ties the corporate tax breaks to an increase in support for vulnerable American families – an effort to make the deal more palatable for Democrats.

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