Janet Yellen favors higher company tax, signals capital gains worth a look

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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said President Joe Biden favours boosting taxes on companies, and signalled openness to considering raising rates on capital gains, while steering clear of a wealth levy.
 
“A wealth tax has been discussed but is not something President Biden” favours, Yellen said at a virtual conference on Monday hosted by the New York Times. She said such a tax would have significant implementation problems.
 
The administration is looking to boost the corporate tax to 28 per cent, Yellen said. The Treasury chief said last week that revenue measures would be needed to help pay for