Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill' finally passes through congress

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  Hello, and welcome to World Business Report from the BBC World Service.

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  I'm Roger Hearing, and on this edition,

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  Donald Trump's huge finance bill gets the final go-ahead from Congress.

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  So what will it mean for the US economy,

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  and for those poorer Americans who get help from federal benefit programmes?

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  Also today, another Superman movie, but do audiences really want a fourth Man of Steel?

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  Or has Hollywood just run out of ideas?

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  And as the Oasis reunion tour kicks off,

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  we look into the merchandise that could earn them millions.

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  I've just bought a poster, but we had a good look around.

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  There's lots of different T-shirts and Adidas things and many bucket hats.

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  So, no, good for them.

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  Make your money while you can.

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  But first, Donald Trump's one big, beautiful bill has passed its last legislative hurdle,

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  and the massive $3.4 trillion package of tax and finance measures will soon become law.

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  The president's expected to sign it on Friday.

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  which is, of course, the US Independence Day holiday.

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  It was a narrow vote in the House of Representatives, 218 to 214,

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  and there was a lot of last-minute arm-twisting among Republicans,

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  but Mr Trump got what he wanted, despite the top Democrat,

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