tax-reform

With Mr. Kan leaving, the tax-reform steps also may not be worth the paper they are written on because the next administration could ignore them or water them down.

Japan Economy Faces Some Headwinds James Simms 2011

The good news is that key House Republicans are planning on rolling out a tax-reform plan with growth incentives as early as next month.

Getting Back to Growth Stephen Moore 2011

Mr. Christie's new tax-reform plan also offers an improved deal to the bottom 99%, which is why he may be able to move it through New Jersey's Democratic legislature: a 10% cut in tax rates across the board.

Christie to the 1%: Please Occupy New Jersey James Freeman 2012

Smith emerges as the hero of the hour, but he was egged on by a motley, largely unsung crew of eccentric peers, dogged museum professionals, tax-reform activists and the leading lights of the Art Fund charity.

Free museum entry is a treasure too precious to lose | Charlotte Higgins 2011

The White House announced a tax-reform task group, led by Paul Volcker, in March this year.

Worrying about Obama's tax agenda (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009

Citigroup Global Markets Japan's senior strategist Maki Shimizu said the brokerage house expected any downgrade wouldn't come until later this year, such as the government's promised June deadline to come up with a tax-reform package meant to address the worsening debt situation.

Japan Yields Rise Megumi Fujikawa 2011

That gift was GOPer Pat Toomey's tax-reform plan, floated as part of the super-committee deliberations.

If Only Obama Had Been This Guy Jr. Holman W. Jenkins 2011

Gigot: But James, that's true of any tax-reform plan: Some people will pay more taxes, and others will pay less, because you're adjusting obviously for the loopholes and preferences that have been created.

9-9-9? Nein. 2011

Last year saw the release of two major bipartisan tax-reform proposals—the Bowles-Simpson commission, Mr. Obama's own creation; and the Domenici-Rivlin report from the Bipartisan Policy Center.

Obama's Tax Morass Daniel Henninger 2011

Major credit-ratings agencies recently cut their views on Japan's ability to repay its massive debt, citing the political obstacles that have hindered Prime Minister Naoto Kan's attempts to get tax-reform legislation passed.

Tokyo Estimates Disaster Costs of Almost $200 Billion Takashi Nakamichi 2011