No hope seen for extra tax
Tulsa analysis reports House Speaker Carl Albert dismissing President Ford's five percent tax surcharge as a gimmick and unlikely to pass Congress. Albert warned the measure would not advance from committee or reach the floor in the form Ford described, arguing it would not affect the wealthy or the middle class as proposed.
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Surtax debate dominates amid inflation and recession talk
New York AP report states Treasury Secretary William Simon defends a proposed 5 percent income tax surcharge on high earners and corporations to fund unemployment relief and capital investment credits. He warns inflation threatens more than a mild recession as Congress debates the measure. Canada sighted oil export cuts easing for U.S. buyers due to rising domestic demand and shrinking reserves.
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