Donald Trump says he will end all taxes on overtime [Video]

Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Thursday that he will end all taxes on overtime pay as part of a wider tax cut package, if he is elected in the Nov. 5 election.

“As part of our additional tax cuts, we will end all taxes on overtime,” Trump said in remarks at a rally in Tucson, Arizona. “Your overtime hours will be tax-free.”

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Trump, who faces Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris in what polls show to be a tight race, has previously said he would seek legislation to end the taxation of tips to aid service workers. Harris has made a similar pledge.

The subject of overtime has recently become a campaign issue between Trump and Harris.

At a campaign event this month with union workers, Harris accused Trump of “blocking” overtime from millions of workers …