Tax on steel and aluminum: Trudeau expressed its “serious concerns” to Trump

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The american president Donald Trump and the prime minister of Canada Justin Trudeau

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Monday, 5 march 2018 20:21

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Justin Trudeau has met with the american president Donald Trump, Monday, and expressed its “serious concerns” about the possible imposition of a tax on steel and aluminum.

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According to a press release issued by the office of the prime minister of Canada, Trudeau “has insisted on the fact that tariffs do would not an agreement on the NAFTA”.

Regarding the renewal of the Agreement on free trade in north america, the two heads of State have “all the two welcomed the progress in the negotiations” and “have also agreed to the importance of completing these negotiations,” reads the statement.

At the end of this discussion, Donald Trump and Justin Trudeau pledged to stay in touch.

The United States announced last week the tax next customs duty of 25% for steel and 10% for aluminum, without specifying which countries would be affected. In the wake of this announcement, the american president has even said on Twitter that “the trade wars are good and easy to win”.

But on Monday, Donald Trump said that he might soften his position on taxes and fees envisaged in the aluminum and steel if a new free trade agreement to be “fair” with Mexico and Canada was signed.

Canada is the largest supplier of steel and aluminum in the United States.