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Originally Posted by 1andrew1
It's against Airbus which has factories in the UK. If it wasn't against the UK, why the Scotch whisky tariffs.?
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The new duty is part of a raft of measures being imposed by the US in retaliation against EU subsidies given to aircraft maker Airbus.
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It would seem we can't avoid it, as the dispute was against the EU
and certain member countries.
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"The UK, through the EU, is seeking confirmation from the WTO that we have complied fully with WTO rulings regarding support to Airbus, and should not be subject to tariffs."
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Seems unreasonable to expect a monopoly by Boeing to have existed instead.
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In fact, in looking at the effect of the EU subsidies, the original WTO panel that first heard the case and the Appellate Body agreed that “[w]ithout the subsidies, Airbus would not have existed … and there would be no Airbus aircraft on the market.
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