Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event at Linda Ronstadt Concert Hall in Tucson, Arizona on September 12, 2024.
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former president Donald Trump At a campaign rally on Thursday, he said he would eliminate tax If he wins a second term in November, he will receive overtime pay.
“I’m also announcing that as part of additional tax cuts, we will eliminate all overtime taxes,” he said in Tucson, Arizona.
“It gives people more incentive to work. It does a lot for the company – it’s easier to find talent,” he added.
Trump said that when workers work more than 40 hours per week, “your overtime will be tax-free.”
The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to a request for details of the plan, and the Harris campaign had no immediate comment on Trump’s pledge.
Trump made the remarks at his first rally since his debate with Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday, an event that drew more than 67 million viewers, according to Nielsen, a figure that far exceeded the number Trump addressed to him. Arizona audience announcing proposal.
The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 established a 40-hour workweek and overtime pay standards, as well as the right to a minimum wage. The law stipulates that overtime wages for workers covered by the law must be at least 1.5 times their regular wages.
Biden administration implemented a rule presented this summer minimum wage A threshold for receiving half pay, which advocates say would help boost pay for low-wage workers.
Trump in June call Harris followed suit last month by ending the tip tax.
Separately, the Harris campaign is pushing to expand the child tax credit, which “provides a $6,000 tax break for families with newborns,” and according to its website, Harris is “committed to ensuring that people making less than $400,000 a year do not Pay more taxes.
