Australian firms gain $620m from US tax cut
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Australian firms doing business in the US are almost instant beneficiaries to the tune of $620 million in added cumulative profit, Credit Suisse conservatively estimates.
Australian firms doing business in the US are almost instant beneficiaries to the tune of $620 million in added cumulative profit, Credit Suisse conservatively estimates.
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