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The Democrat paid $ 346,000 in taxes and other payments to the federal government last year. His second candidate, Harris, paid significantly more. A revelation that should put President Trump under further pressure.
A few hours before the first television duel of the US presidential election campaign, Democratic challenger Joe Biden fueled controversy over incumbent Donald Trump’s finances. Biden and his vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris released their 2019 tax returns on Tuesday. The Democratic campaign team asked Trump to follow suit with his own statement.
Contrary to the practice in American politics, the Republican has kept his documents under lock and key for years. More recently, the issue came to the fore in the election campaign after the New York Times reported that Trump had paid little to no federal tax in recent years.
$ 346,000 in federal taxes
From Joe’s statement Biden and his wife Jill, it turns out, paid more than $ 346,000 in taxes and other payments to the federal government over the past year. The combined annual income was therefore almost $ 985,000 (844,044.56 euros). The Bidens requested a refund of nearly $ 47,000, which they said would have paid too much. According to the New York Times, Trump paid no federal taxes in 10 of the 15 years through 2017. His corresponding burden in 2016 and 2017 was $ 750 each. Trump has rejected the bill, saying he has paid “many millions of dollars in taxes.” In the United States, federal and state taxes are collected separately.
Biden’s vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris, tax records indicate that she and her husband, an attorney, would earn around $ 1.2 million in federal taxes in 2019 on a combined annual income of 3.3 million. Dollars paid. Republican Vice President Mike Pence released his tax returns before the 2016 election but, like Trump, has kept them under lock and key ever since.
Biden’s campaign team deputy director Kate Bedingfield called the release of the documents Tuesday a historic step that should restore Americans’ faith in political leadership. “Mr. President, publish your tax return or shut up,” he told reporters. Initially, a statement from Republicans was not available. The evening’s television debate (US local time; Wednesday night CEST) was eagerly awaited. Biden he is just ahead of Trump in the polls. In some parts of the US, voting takes place these days before the actual date of November 3. Furthermore, a comparatively high number of votes by mail is expected.
(APA / Reuters)
