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Caitlin Doherty

‘Very limited’ tariff war could be ‘mildly positive’ for UK, suggests OBR member

Donald Trump is set to unveil sweeping tariffs that may impact the UK (Niall Carson/PA) - (PA Wire)

A “very limited” tariff war that the UK stays out of could be “mildly positive” for the UK, according to a member of the budget watchdog.

Professor David Miles, a member of the Office for Budget Responsibility’s (OBR) responsibility committee, told MPs that there could be a scenario where some things become cheaper in the UK, but warned that most possible outcomes are still “negative” when it comes to tariffs.

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