美國16家企業CEO呼籲國會通過邊境稅

Chief executive officers (CEOs) of 16 companies, including Boeing Co, Caterpillar Inc and General Electric Co, have urged the US Congress to pass a comprehensive tax code rewrite, including a controversial border tax.

近日，波音公司、卡特彼勒公司以及通用電氣公司等16家企業的首席執行官(CEO)敦促美國國會通過一項範圍廣泛的稅法修訂案，當中包含極具爭議的邊境稅。

In a letter to Republican and Democratic leadership, the CEOs said a Republican-proposed border adjustment tax would make US-manufactured products more competitive abroad and at home by making imported goods face the same level of taxation.

這些CEO在致共和黨與民主黨領袖的信函中表示，由共和黨提議的邊境調整稅讓進口商品面臨同樣的稅負水平，將令美國製造的商品在國內外市場更具競爭力。

It was the latest move in a back-and-forth lobbying effort from US companies over changes to the tax code.

這是美國企業針對稅法改革反覆遊說的最新舉措。

Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan has proposed lowering the corporate income tax to 20% from 35%, imposing a 20% tax on imports and excluding export revenue from taxable income.

共和黨籍衆議院議長保羅·萊恩已提議將企業所得稅率由35%調降至20%，對進口商品課徵20%稅金，並在應納稅所得中扣除出口收入。

The proposal has drawn opposition from large U.S. corporations that require imports, like retailers and auto manufacturers. Those that export much of their output tend to support the tax code changes.

該提議已經引起了需要進口的美國大型公司的反對，比如零售商和汽車製造商。而那些出口大量產品的公司則傾向於支持稅法改革。

In a separate report, the Information Technology And Innovation Foundation called on Congress to lower the corporate rate, but warned that elements like the border tax risked jeopardizing the effort.

美國信息技術與創新基金會（ITIF）在另一份報告中呼籲國會降低企業稅率，但警告像邊境稅等因素有可能破壞這一努力。

"In order for corporate tax reform to succeed in boosting economic growth, lawmakers should focus on the most essential changes that will have the greatest effect on innovation and competitiveness," Joe Kennedy, an ITIF senior fellow, said in a statement.

ITIF資深人員喬·肯尼迪在聲明中表示：“爲了使公司稅改革成功促進經濟增長，議員應把重點放在會給創新和競爭帶來最大影響的、本質性的改變上。”