Trump administration has paid back 60% of $165bn in tariff refunds
Tariffs have been a key part of Donald Trump’s economic plan since he took office again. Photograph: Mike Blake/ReutersView image in fullscreenThe port of Los Angeles. It hit $1.37tn in the first nine months of the fiscal year, up 2% compared with the same period in 2025.Trump imposed a fresh round of tariffs on more than 80 countries last month to replace a 10% global duty that was due to expire.
- ▪Tariffs have been a key part of Donald Trump’s economic plan since he took office again.
- ▪Photograph: Mike Blake/ReutersView image in fullscreenThe port of Los Angeles.
- ▪It hit $1.37tn in the first nine months of the fiscal year, up 2% compared with the same period in 2025.Trump imposed a fresh round of tariffs on more than 80 countries last month to replace a 10% global duty that was due to expire.
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The port of Los Angeles. Tariffs have been a key part of Donald Trump’s economic plan since he took office again. Photograph: Mike Blake/ReutersView image in fullscreenThe port of Los Angeles. Tariffs have been a key part of Donald Trump’s economic plan since he took office again. Photograph: Mike Blake/ReutersTrump tariffsTrump administration has refunded 60% of $165bn taken in illegal tariffsGovernment has so far returned $100bn to companies from levies that US supreme court struck down Business live – latest updates Lauren AlmeidaWed 5 Aug 2026 05.34 EDTLast modified on Wed 5 Aug 2026 05.53 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe Trump administration has refunded about $100bn from the tariffs it collected before the US supreme court ruled them illegal, according to reports.The $100bn…
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