BLUNT AMENDMENT TO PREVENT INTERNATIONAL TAXES PASSES http://majoritywhip.house.gov/News.asp?FormMode=SingleRelease&TextMode=   --"International taxation out of step with our nation's formative opposition to 'taxation without representation'" --   WASHINGTON---An amendment sponsored by House Majority Whip Roy Blunt (Mo.) to the Foreign Relations Authorization Act for fiscal years 2006 and 2007 will prevent the taxation of American citizens or businesses by international entities.  The amendment passed the House today by voice vote.   "The United States already pays nearly 25 percent of the United Nations' $2 billion annual budget," Blunt said.  "This payment, of course, comes out of the pockets of the American people.   "Congress sent the message today that we will oppose any attempts to levy even more back-door taxes on the American people," Blunt continued.  "International taxation is out of step with our nation's formative opposition to 'taxation without representation'."   The Blunt Amendment will prevent the enactment of any global or international tax by requiring the U.S. representative to all U.N.-affiliated bodies to oppose all efforts to levy such a tax.  Additionally, the amendment protects the American people from global taxation by waiving any obligation to pay such an international tax.   "The specter of international taxation is not as remote or outlandish as it may seem," Blunt said, citing French President Jacques Chirac's suggestion of the creation of an international airline tax to finance global development projects.  Blunt also noted a senior U.N. staffer to Kofi Annan recently suggested the most effective way to close the $65 billion gap in the U.N. anti-poverty budget was a global tax.   Here is the language of the amendment: AMENDMENT TO H.R. 2601, AS REPORTED' OFFERED BY MR. BLUNT OF MISSOURI In subtitle B of title XI, redesignate sections 1111 through 1126 as sections 1121 through 1136, respectively. At the end of subtitle A of title XI, add the following new section: SEC. III I. STATEMENT OF POLICY RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL TAXATION. (a) POLICY.-It is the policy of the United States to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to vigorously oppose any international or global tax that is or may be considered or promoted by the United Nations, its specialized or affiliated agencies, its Member States, or United Nations-recognized nongovernmental organizations. (b) EFFORTS.-United States representatives at the United Nations shall- (1) use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to vigorously oppose any effort by the United Nations or any of its specialized or affiiated agencies to fund, approve, advocate, or promote any proposal concerning the imposition of a tax or fee on any United States person in order to raise revenue for the United Nations or any such agency; and (2) declare that a United States person shall not be subject to any international tax and shall not be required to pay such tax if such tax is levied against such person. (c) EXCEPTION.-The policy described in subsection (a) shall not apply to fees for publications or other kinds of fees that are not tantamount to a tax on a United States person. (d) PERSON DEFINED.-For purposes of this section, the term "person" has the meaning given such term in section 7701(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 7701(a)(1».   PLEASE CALL CONGRESSMAN BLUNT’S OFFICE AND THANK HIM FOR LEADING THE FIGHT AGAINST GLOBAL TAXES CAPITOL SWITCHBOARD NUMBER: 1-202-224-3121                Printer-friendly version Click here to be added to our mailing list.