US tax overhaul in doubt as House GOP stuck on budget disagreements

Washington

THE House is set to leave for its August recess without having taken the first essential step to overhauling the US tax code: agreeing on a 2018 budget resolution.

Disputes among House Republicans over spending levels and the controversial border-adjusted tax proposal are preventing Speaker Paul Ryan from winning enough support to schedule a floor vote on the budget that a House panel approved last week.