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Customs duties: last chance meeting:
The president of the Confederation Karin Keller-Sutter will be received by. Furthermore, the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio Wednesday afternoon in Washington. However, no appointment is planned “for the moment” with President Donald Trump.
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The interview with the head of American diplomacy is scheduled for 4:15 p.m. Furthermore, Swiss (local 10:15 am). However, It is not open to the press, indicates the US State Department on its site.
Karin Keller-Sutter. For example, customs duties: last chance meeting the Minister of Economy Guy Parmelin arrived in Washington on Tuesday evening to try to find an agreement on customs duties. Furthermore, Donald Trump set them 39% for Swiss goods.
No Swiss delegation presented itself in the evening at the White House, sources told Washington in Keystone-Ats. Similarly, And according to an official of the White House quoted by AFP. no meeting is planned “for the moment” with Donald Trump.
“More attractive offer” – Customs duties: last chance meeting
Observers expect Berne to make an attractive investment offer in the United States. which would reduce customs duties to 15%, the same rate as that negotiated by the European Union (EU). But many uncertainties remain.
The president of the Confederation. the vice-president of the Federal Council arrived in the American capital accompanied by a small delegation composed in particular of the Secretary of State for the Economy Helene Budliger Artieda and the Secretary of customs duties: last chance meeting State for International Financial questions Daniela Stoffel. The special envoy of the Federal Council for the United States, Gabriel Lüchinger, is also there.
During an extraordinary session on Monday, the Federal Council reaffirmed its desire to continue discussions with the United States. He indicated that he wanted to present a more attractive offer. which makes it possible to reduce the amount of customs duties applied to Swiss exports, while taking into account the concerns of the United States.
Switzerland was struck by the announcements of the White House. which noted the customs duties applicable to Swiss products at 39%, against 31% initially scheduled for early April. According to the Federal Council. almost 60% of Swiss property exports in the United States may be struck by these additional surcharge.
Drugs in Trump viewfinder
In an interview Tuesday with the CNBC television channel. Donald Trump spoke of a customs duties: last chance meeting heavy tax he intends to impose, “in a year, a year and a half, maximum”, on pharmaceutical products. “It will be 150% and, then it will be 250%, because we want drugs made in our country,” he said.
The republican billionaire also returned to the telephone interview he had on July 31 with Karin Keller-Sutter. “I spoke to their Prime Minister (sic), a woman, I don’t know her. She was friendly, but she didn’t want to listen to ”.
He added: “I told him that we have a 41 billion trade deficit with you. And you want to pay 1% (sic)? They make a fortune with pharmaceutical products. And they make our pharmaceutical products in China, Ireland and everywhere else ”.
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