India charges 100 percent tariff on agricultural goods, time for reciprocity: White House on eve of April 2 deadline
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Monday said, "Unfortunately, these countries have been ripping off our nation for far too long, and they've made, I think, their disdain for the American workers quite clear."
New York/Washington: The White Condominium has said India imposes a 100 per cent tariff on American agricultural products and the high levies charged by moderately a pair of worldwide locations manufacture it “nearly impossible” for US products to be exported to these worldwide locations.
President Donald Trump has continually criticised the high tariffs charged by India and moderately a pair of worldwide locations on American goods. He plans to roll out a neighborhood of reciprocal tariffs on April 2, which he says will be “Liberation Day” for the US.
White Condominium Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Monday said, “Unfortunately, these worldwide locations like been ripping off our nation for some distance too prolonged, and they also’ve made, I feel, their disdain for the American employees moderately sure.”
“At the same time as you sight at the unfair alternate practices – we like 50% (tariff) from the European Union on American dairy and a 700% tariff from Japan on American rice. That it is probably you'll like a 100% tariff from India on American agricultural products and nearly 300% from Canada on American butter and cheese.
“This makes it nearly impossible for US products to be imported into these markets and it has build quite a lot of Americans out of alternate and out of work over the last several decades,” she said.
As she listed the high tariffs imposed by many worldwide locations, Leavitt held up a chart that confirmed tariffs charged by India, Japan and moderately a pair of worldwide locations. On the chart, two circles with the colors of the tri-color highlighted the tariffs that India imposes.
“So it’s time for reciprocity, and it’s time for a president to manufacture a historical trade, to dwell what’s good for the American of us and that’s going to happen on Wednesday,” she said.
Earlier this month, Trump had said the present tariffs were “non eternal” and “small ones” nevertheless the “predominant” tariffs that will be reciprocal in nature, will originate up from April 2 and they also will be a “big game-changer for our nation”.
Leavitt did not spell out the specifics of what the tariffs will sight care for and which worldwide locations will be impacted.
“I will let the President manufacture the announcement on Wednesday, nevertheless it’s no doubt going to be ensured that there’s reciprocity and the American of us are handled somewhat,” she said.
The clicking secretary underlined that Trump has a “vivid crew of alternate advisors” including US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, US Commerce Representative Jamieson Greer, White Condominium aide Peter Navarro, Nationwide Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett and Deputy Chief of Team for Coverage and Command of beginning Security Advisor.
She added that Vice President J D Vance has been “deeply eager” in these conversations. “All of these folks like presented plans to the President on uncover how to salvage this executed, and it’s the President’s decision to manufacture, and we will not salvage before him on the specifics of the announcement,” Leavitt added.
(With PTI Inputs)
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