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World Business Report, Will the US Congress  Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill'?

World Business Report

Will the US Congress Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill'?

May 21, 2025

26 minutes

Available for 28 days

With US President Donald Trump's tax cut and spending bill facing opposition from both Democrats and fellow Republicans during a rare overnight session in Congress, is America's economy standing at a crossroads?

It could bring tax reductions, and tighten the availability of healthcare, but increase the United States' debt by $3 trillion.

David Harper speaks to our correspondent in Johannesburg as we examine South Africa's latest attempt to a budget, and we look at whether Columbia is possibly the most dangerous place in the world to be a Trade Unionist.

The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.