Post 9/11 stimulus package, reduced top marginal income tax rate, lowered income tax rates for all brackets, increased child tax credit, reduced marriage penalty, phased out estate tax (later expired).

 

Significance

  • Largest tax cut in US history at the time, aimed at stimulating economy post-9/11.
  • Increased budget deficit
  • Cut Tax rates across all brackets
  • Reduced Estate, and Capital Gains Taxes
  • Increased deduction for Married filers, and Increased Child and Earned Income Credits

 

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Tax Project Institute

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