Christie pledges tax code overhaul if president

Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.) said Monday during a visit to New Hampshire that he would overhaul the tax system if he were elected president, the Wall Street Journal reports. 

“Within the first 100 days, if I would run for president and be elected, we would change this tax system in this country,” Christie said at a fundraising dinner in Concord, N.H. 

{mosads}Christie didn’t detail his plans to overhaul the tax code, the report said, but he told GOP activists attending the event that the federal government needs to do more to spur economic growth.

The governor also identified energy policy as an area he would tackle if he were to win the White House.

Christie also panned federal legislation that allows states to collect taxes on Internet purchases, arguing that the federal government shouldn’t have that authority. 

“States get to make their own call on that, and if New Hampshire doesn’t want one, that’s up to them,” he said.

Christie has not yet announced a 2016 run, but it could come soon. He has previously said the decision could come early in the year, possibly in February or March.