WASHINGTON – When France decided to tax America’s tech companies, the Trump administration decided to hit the French where it hurts – in exports of cheese, Champagne and handbags.
But trade experts and Arizona business owners say it’s U.S. consumers and small businesses who will likely end up paying the price.
“It really bothers me,” said Joel LaTondress, owner of Arcadia Premium in Phoenix, which sells craft beer, wines and cheeses.
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Consumers lose with the tariffs because prices will go up, says Janet Fletcher, publisher of the blog Planet Cheese. And yet, because it will narrow the price differential between domestic cheeses and similar imports — American artisan cheeses, usually small and “boutique,” have tended to carry a higher price point due to lack of economies of scale — this development could make people give American cheeses a new look. …
Today’s news that the European Union will place tariffs on about $ 20 million worth of annual United States seafood exports to the EU is disappointing. The seafood communities in the U.S. and EU have long enjoyed a trade relationship that has created tens of thousands of jobs and, most recently, been poised to expand. …
It is with great pleasure that we officially introduce Elise Poulet Amoyal (visit her Linkedin profile) as East Coast General Manager of INTERVAL USA Inc. …
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