S 3416 · 95th Congress · Economics and Public Finance
Excess Government Spending Surtax Act
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.(1978-08-16)
Plain Language Summary
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Excess Government Spending Surtax Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose upon the income of individuals and corporations a surtax in each year between 1980 and 1983 in which Federal expenditures exceed specified levels. Suspends the surtax for any year in which the unemployment rate exceeds 7.5 percent for a third consecutive month. Requires the identification of the surtax on tax forms as the "Excessive Government Spending Surtax."…
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