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Donald Trump revealed new details about his tax plan in an interview that aired Sunday, saying that a “large segment” of Americans would pay no federal income taxes.

Disclosing several key planks of his tax reform plan on CBS’s “60 Minutes,” Trump said he would set a “zero rate” for low-income Americans, cut corporate taxes, and suggested that he would raise taxes on some of the wealthiest Americans.

Trump’s plan will feature individual tax rates that range from 0% — for individuals making less than $25,000 a year and couples making less than $50,000 a year — to a top rate of 25% for the wealthiest Americans, slashing the current 39.5% top rate, according to the Wall Street Journal, which received a preview of the campaign’s proposal Monday.

Trump’s plan would also lower taxes on all business to just 15%, according to the Journal, slashing the 25% corporate tax rate and the tax rate many small businesses currently pay.

Trump adviser Michael Cohen told CNN on Monday, “More Americans will be keeping their money in their pocket as opposed to sending it to Uncle Sam.”

“Republicans may not like the full extent of Mr Trump’s tax plan, but I’ll tell you who’s going to like it: all Americans — Republicans, Democrats, all the voters,” Cohen told CNN’s Alisyn Camerota and Chris Cuomo on “New Day” Monday. “Because, again, they’re going to keep the money that they earn in their pocket. And he’s going to simplify the tax code.”

The plan would either increase tax revenue or keep it at the current level, Trump claimed in the wide-ranging interview with CBS in which he also discussed how he would deal with ISIS in Syria and touted his plan for universal health care coverage to replace Obamacare.

Trump will unveil his tax plan in full on Monday, delivering long-sought policy details during an 11 a.m. news conference.

“It’s a substantial reduction for the middle-income people. Because our middle class…is being absolutely decimated. … I think it’ll be a great incentive for corporations,” Trump said in the “60 Minutes” interview.

But in what he conceded is a departure from his own party’s approach, Trump also vowed to make some of the wealthiest Americans — namely some Wall Street players — pay more taxes.

“I’m a pretty good Republican. But I will tell you this, I do have some differences. I don’t want to have certain people on Wall Street getting away with paying no tax,” Trump said after suggesting that he would eliminate some “unfair deductions.”

Trump has repeatedly decried the low tax rates “hedge fund guys” enjoy and pledged to increase their tax burden, although he didn’t cite them in the “60 Minutes” segment.

His tax plan would end the “carried interest” tax break, raising taxes on high-earning investors such as hedge fund managers, according to the Wall Street Jounral.

Under the current system, income on investments is taxed at about 15 to 20%. Trump’s plan would tax all married couples’ income above $300,000 at a 25% rate.

While appearing to go against the ideological grain of his party, Trump said that he is confident his plan will help unleash economic growth.

“Overall, it’s going to be a tremendous incentive to grow the economy and we’re going to take in the same or more money. And I think we’re going to have something that’s going to be spectacular,” Trump said. “We’re going to grow the economy so much.”

Trump also offered new insight into how he would deal with ISIS, suggesting that the U.S. — which has led a bombing campaign against the terrorist group since last summer — should stop fighting the group in Syria. Instead, he called on Russia to “get rid of ISIS.”

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While Trump offered new policy details, he remained vague on the specifics of several other aspects of policy under a Trump administration throughout his at times combative back and forth with CBS anchor Scott Pelley.

When challenged on how he could accomplish many of his policy goals in the American democratic system of checks and balances if Congress and the courts oppose him, Trump offered a simple reply: “Well, we’ll see.”

On bringing jobs back from other countries like China and Mexico, Trump said he was prepared to engage in a trade war and added that he would stop China from devaluing its currency by the simple fact that other countries will respect him more than they do President Barack Obama.

“They will respect me. They won’t be doing it. But here’s what we have to do. If they don’t come to the table, they’re going to have a tax when they put their products into this country. And they’re going to behave,” Trump said.