Washington – Mark A. Weinberger, Global Chairman and CEO of EY and Chair of the Business Roundtable Tax and Fiscal Policy Committee, today issued the following statement regarding the Senate Finance Committee’s markup on bipartisan legislation to extend expired tax provisions.

 

“We applaud the Senate Finance Committee for acting to extend expired tax provisions that are critical to supporting American jobs and the broader economy. While the Committee is taking an important step toward increasing certainty for U.S. businesses looking to invest and grow, families and businesses ultimately need a tax system that is permanent. We appreciate the commitment of Chairman Hatch to addressing permanency in the future, and we will continue to work with the tax-writing committees and the Administration toward that goal and on comprehensive legislation to modernize our tax code.”

 

On July 14, Business Roundtable, along with the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI), National Association of Manufacturers, National Foreign Trade Council and U.S. Chamber of Commerce, sent a letter to members of the Senate Finance and House Ways and Means Committees encouraging quick action on these important tax provisions. To read the letter, click here.