The Tax Cut of 2001

question 242

Multiple Choice

The Tax Cut of 2001

• A)permanently eliminated the inheritance tax.
• B)lowered the minimum marginal tax rate from 15 percent to 10 percent.
• C)will lower the top marginal tax rate to 23 percent by the end of the decade.
• D)expires in 2006.

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