Yellen Pitches Corporate Tax Hike to Business Skeptics
- Corporate tax increase proposed to fund infrastructure
- Tax hikes face uncertain path in Congress amid GOP opposition
Janet Yellen
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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is urging a skeptical business community to support corporate-tax increases to help pay for the administration’s proposed $2.25 trillion investment in the nation’s infrastructure, touting greater profits.