Biden requested American taxpayers increase the IRS budget by 15 percent in fiscal 2024 to crack down on tax cheats — even as his son Hunter Biden is under investigation for tax violations.
“Biden’s $6.8 trillion budget requests an additional $1.8 billion for the IRS, boosting the agency’s overall funding to $14.1 billion,” thereported. “The additional revenue would account for a 15% boost from the more than $12 billion that Congress approved for the agency in December”:
The White House’s budget includes $290 million in new funding to modernize the tax processing infrastructure at the IRS. Senate Republicans forced Mr. Biden to strip that money from last year’s government funding bill. Republicans have widely opposed increasing taxpayer funds to the IRS and its desire to hire 87,000 new agents. House Republicans in January voted to slash funding for the agency after pledging to repeal the nearly $80 billion allocation from 2022 that funded the 87,000 new IRS agents.“Hard-working Americans deserve an accountable government that works for them, not against them,” Rep.
. “The IRS should never be weaponized against American taxpayers. Rather, it should be focused on providing quality service to taxpayers. Rescinding the funding for 87,000 new IRS agents is a great first step in that direction.”While Democrats have protected the 2022 legislation, Biden claimed Thursday that his budget was designed to help American families.
“My budget reflects what we can do to lift the burden on hard-working Americans,” he said, noting he was ready to negotiate with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy .Follow Wendell Husebø on
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