The US-UK trade deal is a bad deal for UK
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https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025...get-worse/
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What we do know is:
  • The 10 per cent tariff Trump imposed in April remains in place
  • Tariffs are reduced on steel, aluminium and cars.
  • The UK has to accept US beef, ethanol and other products.
  • We may have increased US access to the NHS and other public services.


So, we can conclude:
  • The UK gave away a lot to avoid a threat of tariffs on British-made luxury cars.
  • So far, we have avoided giving away Digital Services Tax revenues, but it seems likely that is still on the table.
  • It is likely that the competitive position of UK-based suppliers to the UK government has been harmed.
  • The protection of British agriculture and the quality of our food has been undermined.

And all that to leave us in a worse position than we were in on 1 April.
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