'US Tax Reform Bill Could Increase Inequality'

Business Matters speaks to the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty Philip Alston about why he thinks the new tax bill in America could cause further disparities between rich and poor. Also in the programme, Wall Street Journal senior aerospace and aviation reporter Robert Wall explains why airplane maker Airbus has been facing turbulence. There are warnings that Britain’s undersea communications cables are at risk of being cut. James Mills of cyber security firm Requite Solutions explains the treat. And we hear about gadgets attached to cows to help farmers monitor their animals’ health and wellbeing.

Clive Hunton of ABC Canberra in Australia joins throughout the programme.

(Picture: Sen. Marco Rubio on Capitol Hill. Picture credit: Getty)