Senate Republicans ka Naya Tax Break Plan
Senate Republicans ne President Donald Trump ke fiscal package mein oil and gas producers ke liye ek tax break shamil kiya hai. Isse unko $1 billion se zyada ka fayda hoga. Yeh provision energy companies ko 15% corporate alternative minimum tax (AMT) mein certain drilling costs deduct karne dega, jab woh apni taxable income calculate karenge.
Kaun Si Companies Ko Hoga Fayda?
ConocoPhillips, Ovintiv Inc., aur Civitas Resources, Inc. jaisi companies ne iske liye lobbying ki thi. Senate tax writing committee dwara release kiye gaye legislation mein yeh change Republican Senator James Lankford ke ek bill se almost same hai.
Senator Lankford Ka Bill
Senator James Lankford ka bill, jise Promoting Domestic Energy Production Act kaha jata hai, US government ko 10 saal mein $1.1 billion ka cost karega. Non-profit Tax Foundation ne yeh estimate non-partisan Joint Committee on Taxation se cite kiya hai. Lankford ne CNBC ko bataya ki unka bill independent oil and gas producers ko Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax se bachane ke liye zaruri tha, jo former President Joe Biden ne companies ko deductions aur credits use karke kam ya koi tax nahi pay karne se rokne ke liye banaya tha.
Lankford Ka Kya Kehna Hai?
Lankford ne kaha, “Agar hum isse puri tarah se nahi hata sakte hain, toh kam se kam humein un independent producers ko relief deni hogi. Humein unhe kuch relief deni hogi taaki woh iske bare mein constantly worried na rahe.”
Environmental Groups Ki Narazgi
Environmental aur watchdog groups, jaise Friends of the Earth aur Public Citizen, ne Senate bill mein shamil is provision ko fossil fuel companies ko giveaway bataya hai. Friends of the Earth ke deputy director Lukas Shankar-Ross ne kaha, “Yeh proposal oil and gas companies ke liye ek massive new loophole introduce karega.”
Oil Prices Mein Uchal
Iske alawa, Middle East mein badhte concerns ke beech oil prices mein bhi izafa dekha gaya hai. NDTV Profit ke mutabik, Trump ke ek move se yeh concerns aur badh gaye hain.
