Economics

Biden’s Team Sees Promise in a Tax Break Championed by Trump

  • President-elect’s aide helped inspire opportunity zone breaks
  • Instead of fighting break, new administration may fine-tune it

Joe Biden speaks in Wilmington, Delaware on Nov. 9. 

Photographer: Joe Raedle/Getty Images
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President Donald Trump spent months on the campaign trail taking credit for “opportunity zones,” a policy meant to encourage investment in distressed communities across the U.S.

Joe Biden’s team sees potential in the idea, too.