These Companies Have Promised to Give Employees Bonuses Because the Tax Bill Passed
Several companies announced new investments, minimum wage hikes and employee bonuses on Wednesday as a result of the passage of Republican tax reform bill, which is set to bring them significant tax cuts by lowering the corporate tax rate. ATT said it would give 1,000 bonuses to more than 200,000 employees in the U.S. once the tax bill is signed into law and promised to invest an additional 1 billion in the U.S. in 2018. CEO Randall Stephenson praised the tax legislation as "a monumental step to bring taxes paid by U.S. businesses in line with the rest of the industrialized world.", Trump praised ATT's announcement in remarks at the White House. "That's because of what we did," he said. "So that's pretty good. That's pretty good." ATT is currently awaiting approval from Trump's Justice Department of its pending 85 billion acquisition of Time Warner. , Boeing announced that it would spend 300 million on "employee-related and charitable investments" because of the tax plan. "The reforms enable us to better compete on the world stage and give us a stronger foundation for the investment in innovation, facilities and skills that will support our long-term growth," CEO Dennis Muilenburg said in a statement. , Comcast is giving 1,000 bonuses to 100,000 "frontline and non-executive employees," the company announced, citing the rollback of the FCC's Obama-era net neutrality rules and the passage of the tax reform bill. CEO Brian Roberts also said the company expects to spend "well in excess of" 50 billion on infrastructure investment over the next five years. Fifth Third Bancorp said it would increase its hourly minimum wage to 15 for U.S. employees. Wells Fargo said it would increase its minimum wage for U.S. employees from 13.50 to 15 and spend 400 million on donations to nonprofits and community organizations in 2018. ,