from the washington post. what did the president and trump administration announce today? they announced major changes to the corporate tax system and the individual tax system. they lower the corporate tax rate, the rate businesses pay from 35% to 15%. they also allowed small businesses that pay through the individual income tax system to use that 15% rate as well. they think that will create more hiring, investing, and more money to slosh around in the economy to create more revenue. on the individual income tax side they proposed eliminating tax brackets that currently exist, replacing them with three brackets. and incentivizing people to no longer itemize their deductions and a host of other things they think will help the middle class and low income people. charlie: do most people think this will stimulate economic growth? a lot of people believe if you cut taxes, inevitably people and businesses will have more cash to spend and invest. but if you cut them by this mu
this is breakfast, with sally nugent and ben thompson on the sofa. thousands of operations are being cancelled because there aren t enough beds, a new warning from surgeons and hospital trusts. in a joint letter to the sunday times, they say it s a shocking waste that highly qualified surgeons are left kicking their heels, but nhs england says only 1% of procedures are affected. good morning. it s sunday the 12th of february. also ahead: the speaker of the commons, john bercow, insists his impartiality has not been compromised as he comes under fire for commenting on political issues. personally, i voted to remain. i thought it was better to stay in the european union than not. north korea fires a ballistic missile into the sea ofjapan, the first such test since donald trump became us president. in sport, england win a thriller in wales in the six nations. a try in the dying minutes gives eddiejones‘s side victory and extends their winning run to 16 matches. and the wea
donald trump became us president. in sport england win a thriller in wales in the six nations. a try in the dying minutes gives eddiejones‘ side victory and extends their winning run to 16 matches. a treasured family early, so when a wedding dress went missing, she turned to the internet. a cold and roll window for many of us. join me inis roll window for many of us. join me in 15 minutes for that. good morning. first, our main story. thousands of operations are being cancelled with highly skilled surgeons left kicking their heels because of a shortage of hospital beds. that s the warning from the royal college of surgeons and the organisation that represents nhs trusts. in a joint letter to the sunday times, they argue that a lack of funding for health and social care in england is leading to what they call a shocking waste and damaging efforts to improve efficiency. nhs england says only i% of operations are cancelled. our health correspondent dominic hughes has mor
many, drier and brighter. scotland and north east england. for many, drierand brighter. warmer into the second part of the week. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines at 9:30am. north korea fires a ballistic missile into the sea ofjapan, the first such test since donald trump became us president. mr trump has assured japan s prime minister shinzo abe that america stands behind its great ally, 100%. the speaker of the commons, john bercow, insists his impartiality has not been compromised. his objection to mr trump addressing parliament and the revelation that he voted to remain have in the eu referendum have lead to calls for him to be replaced. more than 200 pilot whales that were stranded on a beach in new zealand have re floated themselves and swum away. around 350 whales died over two days at the beach at farewell spit, in one the worst whale stranding events in new zealand. 1a retired bishops have written an open letter criticising the church of england s stance on sa
with 11 nominations. and in half an hour we take a look at this we will take a look at the winter olympic prospects for medals for great britain. the japanese prime minister shinzo abe, has described the launch of a ballistic missile by north korea, as absolutely intolerable . it s the first such launch since donald trump took office as us president. he says america is 100 percent behind japan. the missile was fired from an air base in north pyongan province and flew about 500 kilometres east into the sea of japan. the us military, which tracked the rocket, says it believes it was a medium or intermediate range missile. this significance of this test will depend upon what kind of missile was used. the successful launch of this would be a step forward for north korea s home grown missile programme coming after seven failures last year. however, if it s the tried and tested technology of the nodong or scud types, it will not symbolise any significant development. but just