President’s Advisory Panel On Federal Tax Reform Tax Panel Announces Meeting

WASHINGTON, DC – Senators Connie Mack and John Breaux, Chairman and Vice -Chairman of the President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform, today announced that the panel will hold its first meeting on Wednesday, February 16, 2005 at 10 am.  The meeting will be held at the Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center Amphitheater, Concourse Level, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC. 

The first meeting will provide an opportunity for the panel members to hear general background information about the federal tax code.  This meeting is the first in a series of public meetings that the panel will hold before it submits its final report by July 31, 2005.

The President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform was established by President Bush on January 7, 2005.   President Bush has charged the bipartisan panel with recommending reforms to the tax code that will make the U.S. tax system simpler, fairer and more growth oriented. 

Further details, including the list of witnesses, will be provided in a later release.

The meeting notice, which will appear in the Federal Register, is attached.