We want to thank all the companies that gave statements for our hearing submissions to the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committees. Both included comments from about 3 dozen companies on the pain caused by continued GSP expiration. You can download the House submission here and the Senate submission here. In addition to...
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Written on February 9, 2015 in
Florida
Over the last few weeks, the Senate Finance and House Ways and Means Committees held hearings on trade. The Coalition asked companies to send a few sentences that we could include in our submissions for the record. Several dozen responded, and you can read our final submission on “jobs and a healthy economy” here. We need...
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Written on January 16, 2015 in
Brazil
As we posted the other day, GSP expiration cost American companies $55 million in new taxes in November 2014, bringing the total taxes paid from August 2013 to November 2014. With GSP expiration, it’s not the case that just a few areas are impacted. Companies in every state are paying higher taxes, as shown on...
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