Economic upheaval caused by the pandemic has clouded analysts’ ability to understand the effects of the 2017 tax law. Republicans call it a huge success and want to extend it anyway.

(Reuters) - Scott Bessent, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's choice to head the Treasury Department, on Thursday said that extending Trump's 2017 tax cuts that are set to expire at the end of this year is "the single most important economic issue of the day."

TRUMP TELLS EU TO BUY MORE AMERICAN-MADE OIL AND GAS OR FACE 'TARIFFS ALL THE WAY' Trump’s economic plan includes extending the 2017 tax cuts and imposing tariffs ranging from 1

The biggest takeaway from Treasury secretary-designee Scott Bessent's confirmation hearing is that it's a safe bet he will be confirmed as the 79th secretary of the Treasury. Republican senators supported his confirmation,

President-elect Donald Trump has proposed trillions of dollars of tax cuts for individuals and businesses. In some states, governors and lawmakers are seeking to cut millions more. The movement for more tax cuts comes after most states already have slashed income,

Republicans were reportedly resorting to "magical thinking" to push through an extension of President-elect Donald Trump's 2017 tax cuts, set to expire this year. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, signed into law by Trump in December 2017,