Trump’s announcement from Sunday night shook the industry, since the studies began to depend on filming expensive films in other countries, including Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom.
The White House said this morning in a statement that “No final decisions have been made” on whether imposing tariffs on foreign films, after Donald Trump He said he was authorizing the agencies to apply 100% levies to the films produced in other countries.
“Although no final decisions have been made about tariffs on foreign films, The administration is exploring all the options to comply with the directive of President Trump To safeguard the national and economic security of our country while we make Hollywood be great again, ”said White House spokesman Kush Desai according to the Deadline portal.
Donald Trump’s announcement about tariffs on foreign films
Trump’s announcement from Sunday night shook the industry, since the studies began to depend on filming expensive films in other countries, including Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom.
Trump wrote in Truth Social: “The American film industry is dying quickly. Other countries offer all kinds of incentives to remove our filmmakers and studies from the United States. Hollywood, and many other US areas, are being devastated. This is a joint effort of other nations and, therefore, a threat to national security. It is, in addition to everything else, message and propaganda! Therefore, I authorize the Department of Commerce and the United States Commercial Representative to immediately initiate the process of establish a 100 % tariff over all films that enter our country produced abroad“
The White House also sent a list of reports from The New York Times and other media on communities in difficulties after the escape of production to other places. This includes areas outside Los Angeles, such as New Orleans.
The US cinematographic association has not yet commented on Trump’s comments on Sunday, while the representatives of the studies have rushed more details of the president’s plans and how to respond.
A spokesman for the governor of California, Gavin Newsom, said: “We believe that it has no authority to impose tariffs under the international economic emergency powerssince tariffs are not contemplated as a solution under that law. ”
In fact, films are classified as an exception to the presidential authority under the International Emergency Powers Law, which gives the President authority to address national security threats and the economy.
There has also been a lot of concern about what would happen with streaming platforms, as well as with the productions of medium and low budget. But, although the American film industry has a commercial surplus, Trump told other countries that have attracted jobs with generous incentives.
Source: Ambito
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