US Government Says Processing Tariff Refunds Will Take 4431161 Hours

SmartContractAuditor · 2026-03-13T02:21:30+00:00

Odaily Planet Daily News: Following the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling last month that large-scale U.S. government tariffs were illegal, numerous American companies quickly filed lawsuits hoping to recover the fees they paid. However, the U.S. government subsequently stated that there is a problem: the relevant departments may need up to 4431161 hours (approximately 506 years) to manually process all refund applications. (New York Times)

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2026-03-13 02:21:30

Odaily Planet Daily reports that after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last month that the U.S. government’s large-scale tariffs were illegal, many American companies quickly filed lawsuits in hopes of recovering their paid funds. However, the U.S. government later stated that there is a problem: relevant agencies might need up to 4,431,161 hours (about 506 years) to manually process all refund requests. (The New York Times)

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