Harris urges US against tariff hikes on pharma and microchip sectors

In his letter to US Secretary for Commerce Howard Lutnick earlier this month, Simon Harris said Ireland and the US enjoys a 'mutually advantageous economic bilateral relationship'
Tanaiste Simon Harris has written to US Secretary for Commerce Howard Lutnick (PA)
Tanaiste Simon Harris has written to US Secretary for Commerce Howard Lutnick (PA)

The Tánaiste has warned the US administration of the negative consequences of imposing tariffs on imported pharmaceuticals and microchips.

Simon Harris has written to US Secretary for Commerce Howard Lutnick following the latter’s instigation of two investigations examining whether the United States’ reliance on foreign imports in those sectors poses a risk to national security.

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