The finding fits with evidence from seven other countries that have had similar carbon tax shifts in place for over a decade, resulting in neutral or slightly positive effects on GDP.

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Graham's amendment establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund to broaden the effects of the spending cuts.

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In Windows 8, these effects will be removed, replaced instead with a flatter, more neutral look.

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