Trump will not enter 50% duties on steel and aluminum from Canada – media

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US President Donald Trump does not plan to raise tariffs for imports of Canadian steel and aluminum to 50% on Wednesday.

Source: Main Commercial Advisor of White House Peter Navarro in an interview CNBC

Details: The decision was made six hours after Trump announced his plan to double import duties on Canadian metals in response to the Ontario decision to put an export of electricity to the US.

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The Canadian Province Prime Minister of Ontario Dag Find said earlier on Tuesday that he was suspended by a high duty after negotiations with US Trade Minister Howard Lutnik.

Navarro was asked if this development means that « we will not see 50% of tariffs tomorrow (on Wednesday, March 12 – ed.) ». Navarro replied: « Correct. »

According to him, Lutnik « did a great job, conducting negotiations about it » (regarding not the introduction of a 25%tariff for electricity from Ontario-Ed.).

That preceded: March 11 Trump announced an increase duties on part of Canadian goods up to 50% in response to the Canadian province of Ontario 25% tax on electricity for the United States.

Recall:

• Since March 4, Trump has introduced 25% of tariffs for most of the Canadian and Mexican imports.
• In response to the former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declared Introduction of 25% of tariffs As for US goods worth $ 155 billion, and the Canadian province of Ontario has announced their pay for tariffs, That America « feels pain ».
• Eventually Trump suspended the action of 25% of tariffsimposed on large groups of goods from Canada and Mexico, until April 2.
• On March 7, the Canadian Province Prime Minister of Ontario Dag Forrd announced Increase in price for electricity for three neighboring US states in response to the economic pressure of the Trump administration.