Paul Could Again Slow Senate Tax Treaty Progress

Senate progress on tax treaties could once again be stalled.

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) plans to offer amendments this week that could derail Senate efforts to make progress on tax treaties for the first time in nearly a decade. He plans to introduce amendments that limit information-sharing into four protocols amending existing tax treaties, his office said June 24.

“I think we will get significant support,” Paul said. “They are pretty reasonable changes. And so I think we have a good chance of getting some changes that will help protect the privacy of Americans.”

Paul’s amendments would make it ...