Kamala Harris to propose $50,000 tax break for small businesses
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Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, is set to propose policies she hopes will help spur small business creation across the U.S., according to a campaign official.
For one, she wants to expand the small business tax credit tenfold — from $5,000 to $50,000 — to help startups cover the average $40,000 it costs to launch an enterprise. She's also setting a goal of receiving 25 million new small business applications in her first term, up from the record 19 million that were filed under the Biden-Harris administration.
Details of the plan to benefit small business are expected to be unveiled in a speech by Harris in New Hampshire Wednesday.
The Fearless Fund, a venture capital firm that invests in supporting women of color entrepreneurs, has agreed to shut down its grant program for Black women as part of a settlement with the conservative group American Alliance for Equal Rights. On Wednesday, both sides reached a settlement, agreeing to dismiss the case and end the program. This comes after a federal appeals court ruling in June ordered the program to be suspended.
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Thursday that a decision by the U.S. or its NATO allies to allow Ukraine to use Western-supplied long-range missiles to hit targets deep inside Russia would be viewed as NATO's direct participation in the war, which he said would significantly change "the very nature of the conflict."