A major split among senior White House officials over whether to effectively create a new tax on imported goods has stalled the broader tax overhaul effort on Capitol Hill, with Republicans looking to the Trump administration for leadership on an issue that has drawn fierce resistance, according to several officials with direct knowledge of the matter. White House chief strategist Stephen K. Bannon, senior adviser Stephen Miller and National Trade Council director Peter Navarro have all voiced internal support for the creation of a border adjustment tax or something like it.
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Details Still Missing on Republicans’ ‘Once in a Generation’ Tax Plan
The GOP has lit a match on tax reform, but nobody seems to know the length or texture of the fuse. “Are you ready to tear this tax code up by its roots?” Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady asked the audience as he took the stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C. on Friday.
Retailers, trade groups increase fight against tax proposal
More than 100 retailers including Wal-Mart and Target as well as key trade associations are launching a new coalition aimed at fighting a Republican proposal on how imports get taxed, which they believe would harm their businesses. The National Retail Federation, along with the American International Automobile Dealers Association, the National Grocers Association and others are joining forces to form Americans for Affordable Products, which will run a campaign to educate consumers and show lawmakers that the so-called Border Adjusted Tax plan would lead to higher prices of as much as 20 percent on everyday items including clothing, food and even gas.