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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Lisa O’Carroll Senior correspondent

UK poised to ease steel tariffs as manufacturers warn of costs

Man at work welding
Ministers hope to finalise details of a reprieve for certain industries. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian

Ministers are expected to drop some planned tariffs on foreign steel after UK manufacturers said the measures would significantly increase their costs.

Representatives of the Department for Business and Trade are meeting leaders of steel trading business groups on Wednesday and Thursday with a view to finalising details of a reprieve for certain industries.

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