Business groups call Trump payroll tax plan ‘unworkable’

Published August 18, 2020 8:21pm ET



Several big business groups on Tuesday threatened not to participate in President Trump’s payroll tax deferral plan, calling it “unworkable” unless Congress forgives the tax liability.

“If this were a suspension of the payroll tax so that employees were not forced to pay it back later, implementation would be less challenging … [and not] unworkable,” wrote the group, which includes lobbying heavyweights such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers, in a letter to congressional leaders and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.

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