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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Christopher McKeon and Nicholas Cecil

'Dumb or dishonest': Donald Trump hitting UK with tariffs because of VAT slammed by top tax expert

A top tax expert has warned that Donald Trump imposing tariffs on the UK due to VAT would be “dumb or dishonest”.

Dan Neidle, founder of Tax Policy Associates, stressed that VAT was applied to goods imported or made in Britain.

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