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Deere CEO concerned about border adjustment tax
Mar 31, 2017, 16:44 PM
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John Deere CEO Samuel Allen says he’s concerned about a U.S. House proposed border adjustment tax to compensate for lost revenue from a cut in the corporate tax rate from 35 percent down to 20 percent. The border adjustment would tax imports, while rebating taxes on exports. Allen told CNBC that as a net exporter, Deere would benefit from the plan, but he says Deere’s farmer customers would be hurt if trading partners like China and Mexico shop elsewhere for ag commodities.
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