特朗普擬大幅下調美國公司稅稅率至15%

The Trump administration is seeking a dramatic reduction in the rate of corporation tax to 15 per cent, a White House official said, as the president seeks to accelerate growth by easing burdens on US business.

白宮一名官員表示，特朗普政府尋求將公司稅稅率大幅削減至15%。美國總統唐納德?特朗普(Donald Trump)試圖通過減輕美國企業負擔來加快經濟增長。

That rate would be lower than the corporation tax rate being sought under plans developed by House Republican leaders, but it mirrors Donald Trump’s campaign goals to more than halve corporation tax from the current 35 per cent.

這一稅率低於衆議院共和黨領導人擬定的計劃中尋求實施的公司稅稅率，但與特朗普在競選期間提出的將公司稅稅率從目前的35%下調一半以上的目標大致吻合。

The proposed reduction comes as the administration places a higher priority on easing taxes than on curbing the US budget deficit. As such, it will encounter a rocky reception among fiscal conservatives in Congress, who worry about America’s escalating public debt and will be the arbiters of what tax legislation is proposed and passed.

這一擬議中的減稅方案推出之際，特朗普政府把減稅擺在了比遏制美國預算赤字更重要的位置上。就此而言，此舉將很難被國會中的財政保守主義者認同，這些擔心美國公共債務不斷攀升的議員，將是提出和通過何種稅務法案的仲裁者。

Steven Mnuchin, the Treasury secretary, has suggested that tax reductions would pay for themselves by galvanising higher growth and generating fresh revenue for the government.

美國財政部長史蒂文?姆努欽(Steven Mnuchin)暗示，這一減稅方案的成本可因提振增長和爲政府創造新收入而抵消。