Kamala Harris says she will aim to pass middle class tax cut as president

CHICAGO - Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris said in her

Democratic National Convention speech on Aug 22

that as president, she will aim to pass a middle class tax cut.

Ms Harris said her opponent, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, was not concerned about the middle class.

“Instead of the Trump tax hike, we will pass a middle class tax cut that will benefit more than 100 million Americans,” Ms Harris said in her speech, without giving further details.

She argued that the Republican former president’s plan for tariffs will serve as a price hike.

Trump has threatened to use tariffs

to achieve what he terms as fair trade relations and deals with other countries.

Ms Harris called building the middle class “a defining goal of her presidency” and vowed, if elected, to create an “opportunity economy” where “everyone has the chance to compete and a chance to succeed”.

Last week, she outlined proposals to cut taxes for most Americans, ban “price gouging” by grocers and build more affordable housing.

Her agenda may run into resistance from both corporations and the US Congress, which rejected similar proposals when they came from Democratic US President Joe Biden.

Ms Harris is aiming to draw a contrast with her opponent on broad economic policies, specifically on tariffs and taxes. REUTERS