O'Neill said most economists look for the tax cuts to add a half-percentage point to as much as a full percentage point to U.S. growth annually. Previously, his own calculations put that target at about 0.5 percent.
Most economists believe the economy is about flat in the current quarter.
On the dollar, the Treasury secretary scolded business leaders that have been critical of the greenback's strength. The National Association of Manufacturing, for instance, sent a letter earlier this year to O'Neill complaining of the brawny dollar's impact on exports. And for those that can't figure out how to be so good that it's irrelevant, they hedge it. Chelsea Mortgage 2600 East Coast Hwy.