democrats are not only paying for this $700 billion tax and spend package by raising taxes, super sizing the irs to bring more muscle on so they can go after taxes. the tax reduction act the senate passed over the weekends gives the irs $80 billion to add agents to their roster spending money to bring in more money. this is six times the current annual budget of the irs. half of the $80 billion goes to inflation efforts, having auditors pour over taxes with a fine tooth comb to make sure they re paying their fair share. we also empowered the irs to go after wealthy tax cheats so that we collect taxes that are already to you and owing from very wealthy people that try to hide their income. not contribute to the country. the white house and the irs commissioner insists that audit rates for anyone making less than $400,000 will not increase. but last year half hoff all irs audits were people making $75,000. republicans say there s no way that the irs can guarantee that a bee
with a four year old girl in his vehicle. the uk conservative party have rejected suggestions that it covered up allegations of rape against an mp. prince william is due in singapore, to announce the winners of his earthshot environmental prize. the event awards millions of pounds to projects that tackle climate challenges. hello, welcome to bbc news, i m lyse doucet. let s ta ke let s take a look at the live shot taken from the border with southern israel. this is gaza city come out it was the most populated area. it s a hazy skyline this morning. israel continues to say that gazans in the north should move south. all of this taking place as the top american diplomat, the us secretary of state antony blinken is in the occupied west bank today for talks with the head of the palestinian authority, mahmoud abbas. the spokesman for the palestinian president has said mr abbas told mr blinken there must be an immediate ceasefire and an allowing of humanitarian aid to the gaza stri
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