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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Christopher McKeon

Trump tariffs could cut growth and wipe out Chancellor’s headroom, OBR warns

Donald Trump has threatened to impose wide-ranging tariffs next week. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP) - (AP)

Donald Trump’s threatened tariffs could wipe out Rachel Reeves’s headroom and knock a percentage point off GDP, the Office for Budget Responsibility has said.

The US president has repeatedly threatened to impose wide-ranging tariffs on foreign goods that could amount to 20% on British goods and come into effect next week.

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