Unless class action lawsuits are successful, individual companies will decide whether to pass tariff refund dollars onto customers. Plus: a jet fuel crisis, manufacturing gains, and state tax gaps.
Consumers might end up getting refunds, but it’s complicated — it will be up to business owners to decide what to do with refunds, if they do end up coming through.
Analysts warn that as higher ticket prices push travelers to drive instead of fly, demand for gasoline will rise at a moment when supply is already strained.