Economics
Infrastructure Bill to Drop Tax Enforcement, GOP Senator Says
- Portman says IRS boost now in Democrat-only budget bill
- Democrats seeking to move ahead with $579 bipartisan package
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Bipartisan negotiators have dropped stronger tax enforcement from the $579 billion infrastructure bill that Democrats want to advance this week as Republicans seek to finalize how the plan will be paid for, a key GOP senator said.
Senator Rob Portman said further meetings are planned on Sunday. The increased funding for the Internal Revenue Service as a way to boost tax revenue was dropped after it emerged that Democrats intend to include the measure in their bigger budget bill that’s running on a parallel track, the Ohio Republican said on CNN’s “State of the Union.”