Council Highlights
June-July 2009 Issue

A Word From the President

Over the past few years I’ve generally refrained from writing about China because I also serve on the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, and I did not want to confuse my two hats and lead NFTC members to think that I might be speaking on behalf of the Commission...

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U.S.-Mexico Trucking Dispute Awaits Administration Plan to Forge
Compromise
Nearly two months have passed since the government of Mexico imposed retaliatory tariffs on $2.4 billion worth of U.S. manu-factured and agricultural exports into Mexico in response to the U.S. Congress pulling funding for a U.S. pilot program to assure the safety of Mexican long-haul...

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Administration Releases FY2010 Greenbook
International Tax Proposals Would Jeopardize Competitiveness of U.S.-Based Multinational Companies


The U.S. Department of the Treasury has released its Greenbook, the details of the Obama Administrations FY2010 revenue proposals. Included are international tax provisions that would put at risk the competitiveness of U.S.-based multinational companies, and limit U.S. economic growth and employment.


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