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Trade war on Western front: US slaps 25% tariffs on French wine, Italian cheese & Scotch whisky
Published time: 2 Oct, 2019 21:32
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The Trump administration has opened another front in its global trade war, slapping the EU with a hefty 25 percent tariff on a variety of industrial and agricultural products, risking a tit-for-tat response.
The new duties will apply to Scotch whiskey, French wine and cheese from Italy, among other goods from Germany, the UK and Spain, but exempt certain products, including Italian wine. They will take effect on October 18.
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