Trump Interview on U.S. Tax Plans

The Economist magazine has published a transcript of a recent interview with U.S. President Trump, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, and National Economic Director Gary Cohn. The interview covers various issues, including Trump's tax plans ({News-2017-04-27/P/2- previous coverage}). Some items of note include:

• A reciprocal tax is being considered to address trade deficit issues;
• An initial increase in the deficit is acceptable with the tax cuts in order to "prime the pump" for economic gr…