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Import Duties

Commons · Question 4538 · Tabled 29 May 2026 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 8 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Lee Anderson

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria her Department used when deciding which products to include on the list of everyday essentials as part of the proposed tariff reduction for everyday essentials.

Answer

Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 8 Jun 2026

The Chancellor has asked officials to look at where targeted reductions to agri-food tariffs can help bring down food prices, balancing this against the implications for domestic producers and food security. This targeted set of products have been selecte...