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WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (Xinhua)-- U.S. House Speaker John Boehner said on Tuesday that he will move to a backup option for the fiscal1 woes2 due in January while remained hopeful a broader deal can be reached with the President Barack Obama.
Boehner spoke3 with reporters after a meeting with the Republican caucus4 to garner5 support for his recent offer for higher tax rates for households making over 1 million dollars a year.
"Our hope continues to be to reach an agreement with the President on a balanced approach that averts6 the fiscal cliff. What we've offered meets the definition of balance, but the President is not there yet," Boehner said.
Boehner said the backup plan would extend low income tax rates for households with incomes below 1 million dollars a year.
"I continue to have hope that we can reach a broader agreement with the White House that would reduce spending as well as have revenues on the table. I think it would be better for our country, " he noted7.
Obama made a new fiscal offer Monday which lowered his demand on tax revenues increase further to 1.2 trillion dollars and called on lifting the debt limit for two years.
The latest proposal the White House offered was essentially8 1.3 trillion dollars in new tax revenue and 850 billion dollars in net spending cuts, Boehner said. "That's not balanced in my opinion," he added.
As a step to break the budget impasse9, Boehner offered Obama a plan last week, which includes letting tax rates rise for those who make over 1 million U.S. dollars a year, contingent10 upon entitlement spending cuts. The proposal calls for 1 trillion dollars in new tax revenue, more than the 800 billion dollars fresh tax revenue he initially11 offered.
Although differences remain, progress has been made in recent days as both sides made concessions12 on their long-held positions.
Without a deal from the Congress, all of the Bush-era tax rates will expire at the end of the year, and automatic spending cuts are set to be triggered. Economists13 have warned that the combination of tax hikes and spending cuts could tip the U.S. economy into recession.
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adj.财政的,会计的,国库的,国库岁入的 | |
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困境( woe的名词复数 ); 悲伤; 我好苦哇; 某人就要倒霉 | |
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n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说 | |
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n.秘密会议;干部会议;v.(参加)干部开会议 | |
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v.收藏;取得 | |
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防止,避免( avert的第三人称单数 ); 转移 | |
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n.(尤指由政府或雇主给予的)特许权( concession的名词复数 );承认;减价;(在某地的)特许经营权 | |
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n.经济学家,经济专家( economist的名词复数 ) | |
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