Business Groups Oppose New Tax in First Responders Health Bill
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Business groups, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Business Roundtable, are pressing Congress to remove a revenue-raising provision from legislation to provide health benefits for workers who responded to the Sept. 11 terror attacks.
The provision would place a 2 percent excise fee on U.S. government procurements for goods or services furnished by a corporation or an individual based in a country that isn’t a member of the World Trade Organization’s Agreement on Government Procurement, Cal Cohen, president of the Emergency Committee for American Trade, said today after the groups sent a letter to congressional leaders about their concerns.