Treasury Secretary Says New Law Blocked Potential ‘$4.5 Trillion Tax Hike’

Treasury Secretary Says New Law Blocked Potential ‘$4.5 Trillion Tax Hike’

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks with reporters outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington on Oct. 22, 2025. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said a tax cut that was endorsed by the Trump administration prevented a potential “$4.5 trillion tax hike” and will allow Americans to keep thousands of dollars in “real wages” starting this year.

During remarks at a Minnesota Economic Club event on Thursday, the secretary said that the “average American to keep up to $7,200 more in annual real wages and the average family of four to keep up to $10,900 more in take-home pay” under the Working Families Tax Cut under the GOP-backed One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

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