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White House spokesman: No payroll tax considered at this time -Fox

Tue, 20th Aug 2019 16:48

WASHINGTON, Aug 20 (Reuters) - The Trump administration isnot considering a temporary payroll tax cut at this time, WhiteHouse spokesman Hogan Gidley said on Tuesday.

"It's not being considered at this time but he's looking atall options out there to try and give people back so much of thehard earned money they've made," Gidley said, pushing backagainst a Washington Post report that the idea was beingconsidered to boost the U.S. economy.

(Reporting by Lisa Lambert and Doina Chiacu;Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)

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