The president of the United States doubled the tariffs on the imports of steel and aluminum, taking them to 50%.
In a new commercial offensive with strong global impact, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, Duplicate tariffs on steel and aluminum importsthat since Wednesday they go from 25% to 50%. The measure, formalized through a presidential decree, reinforces its strategy to protect the American steel industry.
The rise was announced by Trump himself last Friday at an act in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvaniain front of workers in the sector. “With 25% they can overcome that barrier; with 50% they can no longer overcome it,” he said. He added: “No one will be able to steal their industry.”
The hardening of commercial barriers is part of their electoral promise of Reindustrialize the United Statesshield employment in traditional sectors and reduce dependence on imported inputs. In social networks, he celebrated the measure as “another great news for our wonderful workers.”
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According to the United Kingdom and voltage with Europe
Despite the general hardening, The United Kingdom was exempt of the increase thanks to a current bilateral agreement, although negotiations in sensitive issues such as rights, quotas and production limits are still subtracted.
In contrast, the European Union expressed its discomfort And he warned that, if an agreement is not reached, he will respond with countermeasures before July 14. “The commission is prepared to act in defense of the interests of the Union,” said his spokesman, Olof Gill, and accused Washington of undermining dialogue efforts.
The measure coincides with the progress of the Trump presidential campaign, who seeks to consolidate its industrial base in the key states of the so -called “oxide belt.” It also arrives a few days after the announcement of a Nippon Steel investment in Us Steelthat – according to Trump – “will continue under American control.”
Vice President JD Vance supported the decision, defending the “paradigm shift” against the global economic model, while Trump’s environment insists on recovering a “warrior culture” in industrial and geopolitical terms.
Source: Ambito
