Trade deal progress ‘doable’: WTO
He said agreement is needed in May or June on agricultural subsidies, agricultural tariffs and industrial tariffs — just three of the 20 world trade topics for negotiation.
Meanwhile, the European Commission said beef tariffs would not come down 70% in a trade agreement. As a sensitive product, beef would escape with a one third tariff cut, of 23%. “As tariffs for beef are relatively high today, that means that significant border protection will remain,” according to the commission.
