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How the Dash to Collect Tariff Refunds Will Play Out
A federal trade-court judge this week told the Trump administration to begin the process of
returning the approximately $166 billion it collected in tariffs that were voided by the Supreme Court. The order raised hopes of refunds flowing instantly to hundreds of thousands of businesses and people who paid them. But the Trump administration later told the judge that isn’t going to happen and he quickly scaled back his own directive.
Here is what to know about where the legal fight stands and the lengthy process that lies ahead before money hits anyone’s bank account.
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