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Tariffs and the Trade War: Tax Foundation Analysis
April 4, 2022
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TweetShareSharePin0 Shares Key Findings The Trump administration imposed nearly $80 billion worth of new taxes on Americans by levying tariffs on thousands of products, which is equivalent to one of the largest tax increases in decades. Based on 2021 import levels and country exemptions, the tariffs amounted to a $52.6 billion tax increase in 2021.