Encouraging Innovation and the Role of Tax Policy
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Thank you to the International Tax Policy Forum and the Georgetown University Law Center for inviting me to speak at the conference today. The need to foster greater innovation and productivity growth is one of the most important economic challenges we face, and tax policy is one of several important levers that policymakers can use. It is critical that we deploy these policy tools wisely—which is what I would like to discuss with you today.
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تاریخ انتشار 2016