LETTER: EU fed up with SA’s poultry tariffs
Vehicles, fruit, wine and nuts are prime targets for reciprocal action
Cyril Ramaphosa has pleaded with the G7 countries for assistance in various areas, including increased financial support from IMF special drawing rights; vaccine manufacture participation, including vaccine donations; and an extension for phasing out fossil fuels (“Climate change and pandemic need an inclusive, global push”, June 20 (https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/2021-06-20-cyril-ramaphosa-climate-change-and-pandemic-need-an-inclusive-global-push/)).
While requesting assistance from the G7, which includes a number of EU countries, our government is involved in regular tariff increases and various forms of duties imposed on imports from these countries, with Trade, Industry & Competition Minister Ebrahim Patel leading the charge...
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