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14.03.03, 14:17
ASHINGTON, March 13 (Bloomberg News) — The investor Warren E. Buffett told
Senate Democrats today that President Bush's proposal to eliminate taxes on
dividends would unfairly benefit the wealthy, senators said after the
meeting.
Getting rid of the tax on dividends, the centerpiece of Mr. Bush's $726
billion tax-cut proposal, would reduce Mr. Buffett's federal tax bill by $300
million a year, according to lawmakers at the meeting, and Mr. Buffett said
that would mean he would pay proportionately less in taxes than his
secretary. He is chairman of Berkshire Hathaway.
"His view is the allocation of the cost of government needs to be fair and
equitable," said Senator Ben Nelson, Democrat of Nebraska, who listened to
Mr. Buffett address the Democratic Policy Committee. Mr. Buffett, 71, did not
make any public comments, and the luncheon was closed to the media.
Mr. Bush faces growing reluctance in Congress to pass a tax cut of the size
he is proposing as the nation prepares for a possible war in Iraq and as
forecasts show the federal deficit ballooning. Opposition, which includes
some Senate Republicans, is focused on repeal of the dividend tax.