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Walmart Price Cuts and Tariff Refunds

Updated 2026-05-23 15:20 UTC 2 sources Neutral

Walmart plans to use tariff refunds to lower prices as shoppers become increasingly anxious about rising gas costs. Meanwhile, a council election fraud investigation has led to the arrest of five individuals in Tameside.

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NPR
Now that the U.S. government must refund most tariffs, Walmart says it might put its refund money toward lowering store prices. Executives say the cost of gas has shoppers increasingly under stress.
2026-05-21 15:01 UTC
BBC News
Four men and a woman, aged between 23 and 47, were held at addresses in Tameside earlier, police say.
2026-05-21 15:07 UTC
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