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Trump swores to get rid of taxes to get rid of overtime, but did he maintain his promise? What you should know about the budget solution

February 27, 2025 09:22 is

A budget decision has been passed, which Donald Trump's legislative template will give way to apply for a tax compensation of 4.5 trillion dollars and spending cuts in the amount of $ 2 trillion over the next 10 years.

On Tuesday, February 25th, House Republicans adopted a household resolutions and gave Donald Trump's legislative template with 4.5 trillion dollars of tax reliefs and patterns of 2 trillion dollars over the next 10 years. During the presidential campaign, Trump promised that when he was re-elected, he would eliminate taxes for tips for industrial workers such as restaurant personnel, delivery drivers and gig employees. Last month he even doubled this proposal and said that he would end the tax on tips for employees, no matter what their profession is.

Donald Trump gives you taxes on tips, overtime, get rid of overtime, but did he keep his promise? (Reuters/Brian Snyder) (Reuters)

One of Trump's campaign promise was also to support laws to eliminate taxes at overtime. He claimed that more people would offer the incentive to work.

“The people who work overtime are among the hardest working citizens in our country, and nobody in Washington was looking for them for too long,” Trump said during his rally on September 12, 2024. Trump also swore to control tax on social security benefits.

However, were one of these promises because a household decision was adopted? Here is what to know.

Has Donald Trump kept his promises?

The house decision approved the basic budget framework of the president. While the Senate already approved a competing resolution at the beginning of this month, a compromise law must now be worked out.

The voices of the budget solution on Tuesday said goodbye to the house 217-215, with all Democrats and a Republican voted against it. In the resolution there was no specific invoice or guideline to end the tax on tips, overtime or social security benefits. The congress can now continue to negotiate and implement Trump's promised legislation.

Before the roller call, the majority leader Steve Scalisene reports reportedly: “With such a vote, you will always have people with whom you speak until the end of the vote. We made it. “

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