(Bloomberg) -- White House officials outlined what one of them called an “aggressive” timetable Monday for getting a tax overhaul in place before the end of the year.

A top White House legislative aide said the plan for a tax code rewrite is to start hearings and a markup of the bill after Labor Day so a version can get through the House in October and the Senate in November.

He also said a 2018 budget resolution -- the first step to get a tax bill passed without Democratic support -- would be agreed upon in September or October.

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