Customs duties: Panic access in economic circles

Economic circles are calling on Thursday at the Federal Council to continue negotiations with the United States on the thorny file of American customs duties. Meanwhile, on the empty-handed return of Washington by Karin Keller-Sutter and Guy Parmelin. Furthermore, – Customs duties: panic access economic

(Keystone-ATS) To cope with the rate of 39% now applied to the essentials of Swiss exports to the country of Uncle Sam, Economiesuisse also demands a train of measures to strengthen the Swiss economic place.

“They (customs duties. editor’s note) customs duties: panic access economic strongly weaken the international competitiveness of our businesses on the American market, compromise long -standing trade relations and have seriously endanger thousands of jobs,” is alarmed by the Federation of Swiss Businesses.

The tapestness of the SWISSMEM technological industry. for its part, evokes a “de facto agony” sector in the event of maintaining the rate of punitive taxation at the entrance to the United States, “especially in view of the customs duties much lower for competition from the EU and Japan”.

The organization takes the opportunity to publish a list in ten points of proposals aimed at improving the framework conditions for the entire export industry. between extension of partial unemployment, incentives for innovation, ceiling on wage costs, relaxation of climatic requirements or even softening the law on the export of war materials.