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MA Governor Demands $1,745 Tariff Refund Per Household
Governor Healey cites data showing tariffs cost Massachusetts households $1,745 each and demands immediate refund and reconsideration of global tariff policies.
- On 3/10/2026, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey demanded a $1,745 refund per household in a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
- After the Supreme Court struck down the tariffs last month, President Donald Trump used a different legal authority to impose new tariffs, prompting lawsuits from two-dozen states last week.
- With roughly 2.8 million households, Healey's office calculated $4,886,000,000 owed to consumers who paid higher prices while Massachusetts businesses absorbed greater costs.
- The Treasury Department didn't immediately respond on Tuesday, and policy experts say the chance of 'tariff dividend' checks reaching households is low.
- Amid rising pump prices, Healey demanded immediate refunds and urged rescinding 15 percent tariffs, noting gas price $3.40, up from $2.97 a week ago, and national average gas rise 51.1 cents.
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Maura Healey ‘demands’ $1,745 tariffs refund for Massachusetts residents
Gov. Maura Healey has sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent -- calling for a $1,745 tariffs refund to every Massachusetts household after the Supreme Court ruled that the Trump admin's tariffs were unconstitutional.
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