WASHINGTON – US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said President Donald Trump’s suggestion that Americans may receive a tariff “dividend” of at least US$2,000 (S$2,601) could come via the tax cuts passed in his signature economic policy Bill earlier in 2025.

Mr Bessent was asked on ABC’s This Week about a social media post by Mr Trump earlier on Nov 9 that derided people who oppose tariffs and said a “dividend of at least US$2000 a person (not including high income people!) will be paid to everyone.”