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| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, Wednesday, June 3, 1998 | |||||||||||||
National Center for
Policy Analysis to Propose Tax Cutting Agenda |
Washington, D.C.- Five years ago President Clinton raised taxes to balance the budget and eliminate the national deficit. Now that the government is operating with a budget surplus of between $43 billion to $63 billion, why are Americans still paying higher taxes? The National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) will hold a Capitol Hill briefing Monday, June 8, to propose a tax cutting agenda. The briefing will address current tax cut options, including: The briefing comes at a time when there is much indecision among Members of Congress over whether to cut taxes and where the money to finance cuts will come from. Briefing participants will take a strong stand in favor of tax cuts, evaluate the current tax cut proposals and propose a bold new agenda for even deeper cuts. The briefing will be led by NCPA Policy Chairman Pete du Pont. Joining him in the discussion will be Senator John Ashcroft; Senator Rod Grams; Jack Kemp, co-director of Empower America; NCPA Senior Fellow Bruce Bartlett; and Steve Moore, director of fiscal policy for The Cato Institute. WHO: WHAT: WHEN: WHERE: AUDIO:
The National Center for Policy Analysis is a public
policy research institute founded in 1983 and internationally known for its studies on
public policy issues. The NCPA is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, with an office in
Washington, D.C.
Joan Kirby, Washington, DC 202-220-3082 Jil Hicks, Dallas, TX 972-386- 6272 Internet: http://www.ncpa.org Home | Support Us | All Issues | Social Security Debate Central | Contact Us |
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