Mnuchin: Tax reform by August

Published February 23, 2017 12:37pm ET



Newly-installed Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday that the administration’s goal is to pass tax reform before August, setting an aggressive timeline for pushing through legislation.

“We want to get this done by the August recess,” Mnuchin said in an interview on CNBC. He said tax reform was the No. 1 priority for improving U.S. economic growth.

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