Canada to retaliate after the US slaps 10% tariff on aluminium

OTTAWA: Canada has decided to impose retaliatory tariffs on American goods in response to US President Donald Trump's move to restore a 10 per cent tariff on Canadian aluminium
 

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"In response to the American tariffs announced today, Canada will impose countermeasures that will include dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs," Xinhua news agency quoted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as saying on Thursday evening. "We will always stand up for our aluminium workers. We did so in 2018 and we will stand up for them again now."

Speaking at a factory in Ohio on Thursday, Trump said that the 10 per cent tariff will affect non-alloyed unwrought aluminium articles. It will take effect on August 16. Responding to the announcement, Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said Canada "intends to swiftly impose dollar-for-dollar countermeasures", reports CBC News. (IANS)

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