The Senate passed an $18bn jobs bill, that offer tax breaks to companies hiring unemployed workers, a critical part of efforts by President Barack Obama'to tackle the stubbornly high jobless rate
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Barack Obama is expected to unveil a plan before Congress to immediately spur the US job market including an extension of tax relief for workers
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President Barack Obama urged Congress to immediately pass a $30bn small-business jobs package, as well as provide tax relief for the US companies worst-hit by the recession
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Stimulus package, which Barack Obama has made the centrepiece of his effort to reignite his presidency, faces first critical Senate vote
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The Irish media was jubilant at the news that Obama had been elected a few days ago to the role of US President. "There is growing concern about the impact Barack Obama's tax reforms would have on jobs in American multi-nationals with bases in Ireland. Such companies support up to 100,000 jobs here. The Government has already had talks with the Obama camp on the issue and more intense lobbyin...
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There has been discussion about imposing a windfall tax on the gas and electricity companies. I do have some sympathy for the idea - since it is clear that the companies have made a vast amount of money from rising prices and have thus been able to pay very high dividends to their shareholders and very high salaries and bonuses to their bosses. These profits have not been because the companies hav...
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US multinational companies are clamouring for a tax holiday to repatriate billions of dollars 'trapped' overseas but are being rebuffed by Barack Obama's administration
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President Barack Obama addresses a full seating of the US Congress in a "make it or break it" effort to pass a healthcare reform bill.
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President Barack Obama will portray his state visit next week to India as a big net producer of jobs for the American economy with several US companies expected to seal deals worth billions of dollars, say senior officials
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President Barack Obama urged Congress to 'immediately' pass his package of measures to revive the US economy, but the path to enactment of the $447bn jobs bill remains fraught with potential pitfalls
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The European and in particular the Irish economy, should start worrying... Barack Obama has ordered a tax crackdown on U.S. businesses that could have a devastating effect on jobs in Britain. The President announced that he will end tax breaks for U.S. companies with operations overseas. Vowing to bolster the job market in the U.S, he said his 'common sense' proposals would help fix a ta...
