Trump tax plan faces rockier road after bruising healthcare loss
Washington
THE White House will take a lead role in crafting legislation to overhaul the US tax code, eyeing an August target date as President Donald Trump seeks his first legislative victory following the failure last week of a long-promised bill to undo Obamacare.
Mr Trump's pledge to cut taxes, including a lowering of the rates paid by corporations, was a pillar of his 2016 presidential campaign and provided much of the fuel for the heady stock market rally that followed his Nov 8 victory.
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