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World Service,01 Dec 2017,26 mins

US Senate Eyes Finish Line in Tax Overhaul

World Business Report

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As American lawmakers inch closer to passing tax reform legislation in the Senate, Bipartisan Policy Center senior advisor Steve Bell – former staff director of the Senate Budget Committee, tells us what Senators are on board and what a legislative victory would mean for the Trump administration. Also in the programme, Chris Low of FTN Financial parses the rollercoaster ride on Wall Street during Friday’s session, and UNCHR’s representative to Libya talks about the evidence of Libyan slave markets in a post-Gadaffi world. Plus, we take a deep dive into why a fear of failure has led to some of Japan’s recent corporate scandals. (Picture: Senator Mitch McConnell; photo credit: Getty)

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