US refunds $81bn in Trump tariffs after supreme court ruled them illegal
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The US government has refunded $81 billion in tariffs that were collected under former President Donald Trump after the Supreme Court ruled them illegal. The refunds were paid to companies that imported goods and were subject to the tariffs. The tariffs had been a central part of Trump's economic agenda since he returned to office last year. This development represents a significant fiscal and legal rebuke to the tariff policy.
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The government had been forced to pay back duties to companies that imported goods into the US that were hit by Trump’s tariffs.
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The government had been forced to pay back duties to companies that imported goods into the US that were hit by Trump’s tariffs.
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Loaded language removed<p>Government had been forced to pay back duties to companies that imported goods into the US that were hit by Trump’s tariffs</p><p>The US government has already paid back tens of billions of dollars in tariffs it collected before the supreme court ruled them illegal, according to budget figures released on Monday.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/trump-tariffs">Tariffs </a>–…
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The government had been forced to pay back duties to companies that imported goods into the US that were hit by Trump’s tariffs.
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