Trump's Treasury pick targets taxes, trade reforms

Mnuchin and Wilbur Ross outlined their agenda including the largest tax overhaul since Ronald Reagan administration

Trump's pick for US Treasury secretary, Steven Mnuchin, said on Wednesday the administration would target tax reform and trade pact overhauls as top priorities as they seek to achieve 3 per cent to 4 per cent economic growth.



Mnuchin and Wilbur Ross, Trump's nominee for commerce secretary, outlined their agenda, including what Mnuchin called the largest tax overhaul since the Ronald Reagan administration, in an interview on CNBC. Both men confirmed they had been tapped for the jobs.