Hiking tariffs is no panacea for poultry and sugar sector woes, warns Ebrahim Patel
Minister cannot make a decision on local industries’ requests for tariffs of up to 82% until he gets feedback from the International Trade Administration Commission
18 July 2019 - 18:37
Trade & industry minister Ebrahim Patel says calls by the poultry and sugar industries to hike import tariffs will not necessarily solve the challenges afflicting those sectors.
“If industry sees government as shielding it, it is not going to win the war that is out there,” Patel said in an interview this week...
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