Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner plans to defend Obama administration policies on taxes and bank relief before the Senate Budget Committee.
Geithner is expected to be questioned sharply on a proposal to restrict tax deductions for upper-income taxpayers. Lawmakers from both parties have panned the plan.
Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad of North Dakota has said President Barack Obama''s ambitious budget contains a number of difficult provisions that will have to be either dropped or changed.
Senators will probably focus on a proposal to have polluters purchase government permits for their carbon emissions.
Islamic banking and finance is emerging in CIS member nations
Emomali Rahmon holds meeting with Tajiks living in Italy
Deputy head of Shahritous district detained on suspicion of bribery
Precious metals and gems account for 48.5% of Tajikistan’s total exports in Q1 this year
Tourism Development Committee releases the 2nd report on the risk of plague; this time, it says the risk is minimal
Eight members of Tajik opposition group detained in Rome
Tajikistan-Italy investment forum result sin signing of contracts worth more than US$160 million
Emomali Rahmon meets with WeBuild Group CEO in Rome to discuss the progress of construction of Roghun HPP
The population of Central Asia expected to exceed 1000 million by 2050
Tajikistan authorities warn about the risk of appearance of the plague in the country
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