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Richard Nixon: “TODAY I have approved three important changes in the administration of the depreciation provisions of the tax laws which…”

On the recordJanuary 10, 1971
TODAY I have approved three important changes in the administration of the depreciation provisions of the tax laws which will:--help create jobs for the unemployed as well as young people joining the labor force;--promote the economic growth which is essential if this Nation is to meet its domestic and international responsibilities;--increase the competitiveness of U.S. goods abroad, thus strengthening our balance of payments; and--reduce significantly the complexity and uncertainty of the application of an important section of the Internal Revenue Code.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Statement Announcing Changes in Administration of the Depreciation Provisions of the Tax Laws

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