Harris to focus on grocery costs, child tax credit in economic agenda, advisers say

Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris gives remarks at the Sheraton hotel, in Phoenix, U.S., August 10, 2024. Julia Nikhinson/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris's economic agenda will focus on lowering the cost of groceries, housing and healthcare, bolstering the child tax credit and drawing a contrast with Republican Donald Trump on tariffs and taxes, aides and advisers said.

Harris, the U.S. vice president, plans to lay out some details of her economic plan in a speech in North Carolina on Friday that will touch on lowering costs and "price gouging," a sign of how important consumer prices are to voters in the Nov. 5 election.