White House dismisses Chamber push for small businesses tariff relief

Source: Reuters

May 1, 2025 1:05 PM EDT Updated 2 hours ago


WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuters) - The White House on Thursday rebuffed an effort to give small U.S. business owners any immediate relief from tariffs, saying those companies would get economic relief from tax cuts that Congress is seeking to extend.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, in a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump's administration, asked for small companies to be excluded from tariffs if they can show it would harm U.S. workers and for products that cannot be made in the United States or are not readily available.

"The relief for small businesses is going to come in the form of the largest tax cut in American history," White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller told reporters when asked about the request.

Asked if that was a no to short-term small business tariff relief, Miller added: "It's a yes on tax relief for small businesses."Trump's fellow Republicans in Congress are seeking to pass legislation to extend U.S. President Donald Trump's 2017 tax plan, which expires at the end of this year.

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