The country seeks to relieve the tax of 39% imposed by the United States and does not rule out an informal management of its most recognized figures.
The Switzerland government was open to what personalities such as Roger Federer or Gianni Inntantino intervene to reduce the 39% tariff that USA applied to its products. Although formal management with Washington is in the hands of the Executive, the president Karin Keller- Sutter does not see inconvenience in which influential public figures act informally.
The proposal arose from some Swiss politicians who suggested InfantinoPresident of the FIFAas a possible mediator, remembering that the US president Donald Trump He attended the final of the Club World Cup in New Jersey. It was also mentioned to Federertaking advantage of Trump’s fans for celebrities. “If personalities who know him have a conversation with him, we are not against”Keller-Sutter pointed to the TV Zueri station.
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The president clarified that “It is not a strategy that we can officially follow”but acknowledged that any contact could be positive. He added that conversations with the United States continue and expect results in October, although he warned that Switzerland will not pay “any price” To reach an agreement, after a previous pact was rejected by Trump in a phone call with the Swiss authorities on July 31.
An unprecedented tariff
The taxwhich entered into force last week, is one of the highest taxes by the administration Trump and caused surprise in the European country. The precedent of South Africa in May, when its president Cyril Ramaphosa traveled to Washington with prominent golfers to try to improve commercial relationshipsshows that sports figures can be part of these efforts, although the results are not always immediate.
In Switzerland they trust that the official diplomatic route will achieve a tariff reduction, but they do not close the door to an extra impulse of their most charismatic ambassadors.
Source: Ambito
