Donald Trump
Washington (EFE) .- The president of the United States, Donald Trump, said Friday that next week he will announce the imposition of tariffs to several countries, a measure that seeks to equate the rates that they apply to US exports and that enlighten the uncertainty About a possible commercial war.
«Next week I will announce reciprocal tariffs, so that we are treated on equal terms with other countries. We don’t want more or less. So I will announce it next week, along with many other things, ”said Trump in statements to the press at the Oval Office, where he met with Japanese Prime Minister, Shigeru Ishiba.
“I will talk about reciprocal trade next week, we will have a press conference and we will explain it quite simply,” added the Republican leader.
Trump announced 25 % tariffs for Mexico and Canada, their neighbors and main shopping partners, for February 4, but delayed their imposition one month after these countries agreed to increase border control to reduce fentanyl traffic and arrival of migrants to the United States.
Mexico agreed to send 10,000 National Guard elements to its LINDE with the United States as part of the agreement and Canada appointed a “Fentanyl Tsar” and appointed drug trafficking posters as terrorist organizations.
Trump did fulfill the imposition of an additional 10 % tariff for China, which was responded with similar levies by the Asian giant, with whose president, Xi Jinping, has a pending conversation.
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