国际英语资讯:U.S. Treasury considers extending tax filing deadline to mitigate COVID-19 impact
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 11-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="considering">considering</span> <span word="postponing">postponing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="April">April</span> 15 <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="filing">filing</span> <span word="deadline">deadline</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="taxpayers">taxpayers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="mitigate">mitigate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span>, <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Treasury">Treasury</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="Steven">Steven</span> <span word="Mnuchin">Mnuchin</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="substantial">substantial</span> <span word="relief">relief</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="taxpayers">taxpayers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="extensions">extensions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span>," <span word="Mnuchin">Mnuchin</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="Appropriations">Appropriations</span> <span word="Subcommittee">Subcommittee</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Operations">Operations</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="over">over</span> $200 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="liquidity">liquidity</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="delaying">delaying</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="payments">payments</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Treasury">Treasury</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="approve">approve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="delay">delay</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="administrative">administrative</span> <span word="basis">basis</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span>," <span word="Mnuchin">Mnuchin</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Treasury">Treasury</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="considering">considering</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="filing">filing</span> <span word="deadline">deadline</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="eligible">eligible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extension">extension</span>, <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Wall">Wall</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="Journal">Journal</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="citing">citing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="discussions">discussions</span>.</p><p><span word="Mnuchin">Mnuchin</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="substantial">substantial</span> <span word="relief">relief</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="urge">urge</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stimulus">stimulus</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>, <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="payroll">payroll</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="noting">noting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="priority">priority</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="funding">funding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="medium">medium</span>-<span word="sized">sized</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="impacted">impacted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="epidemic">epidemic</span>.</p>
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