Trump promises to scrap all taxes on overtime if re-elected
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Republican candidate says workers who put in more than 40 hours should not pay taxes on overtime.
Former United States President Donald Trump has pledged to scrap all taxes on overtime work if re-elected to the White House.
Addressing supporters in Tucson, Arizona, on Thursday, Trump said the plan to eliminate taxes on work beyond 40 hours a week would give people greater incentive to work and make it easier for businesses to hire.
“The people who work overtime are among the hardest-working citizens in our country. And for too long, no one in Washington has been looking out for them. Those are the people, they really work,” Trump said at his first campaign event since his high-stakes first debate with Vice President Kamala Harris.
“They’re police officers, nurses, factory workers, construction workers, truck drivers and machine operators. It’s time for the working man and woman to finally catch a break and that’s what we are doing because this is a good one.”
Trump’s pledge is the latest in a series of proposals for “gigantic” cuts to taxes.
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