Family earning 100,000 would get 1,000 dollar tax cut: White House
By Reuters
12 February 2018 |
7:30 am
A typical U.S. family with two children earning $100,000 a year can expect a tax cut of $1,000 under President Donald Trump's proposed tax overhaul, White House economic adviser Gary Cohn said on Thursday.
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