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World · 14 July 2026

US government returns $81bn of illegal Trump tariffs

US government returns $81bn of illegal Trump tariffs

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America has already returned tens of billions in tariffs collected by former president Donald Trump. A Supreme Court ruling in February found a large portion of the extra tariffs he ordered to be illegal. The refunds, mostly in May and June, have caused the federal budget deficit to grow again.

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