Firms warned to make ‘contingency plans’ amid £6bn tariff hit

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The BCC's Sheavaun Haviland has warned firms to brace for tariff hits. Businesses across the UK have been warned to draw up “contingency plans” in case President Trump follows through on imposing 10 ...

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