Tariffs paid by midsize US companies tripled last year, a JPMorganChase Institute study shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tariffs paid by midsize U. S. businesses tripled over the course of past year, new research tied to one of America’s leading banks showed on Thursday — more evidence that President Donald Trump 's push to charge higher taxes on imports is causing economic disruption. The additional taxes have meant that companies that employ a combined 48 million people in the U. S. — the kinds of businesses that Trump had promised to revive — have had to find ways to absorb the new...
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