Gary Cohn: Tax reform must be permanent and balanced

Published August 4, 2017 2:53pm ET



President Trump’s top economic adviser said Friday that a temporary tax cut is not good enough, and that Congress has to pass comprehensive tax reform that is permanent and doesn’t add to the deficit.

“We need to do permanent tax reform in the United States. The way you do permanent tax reform in the United States is you have it balance over 10 years,” said National Economic Council director Gary Cohn, speaking on Fox Business.

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