Bombardier: US tariff puts jobs at risk
The "Mad" Donald Trump seems determined to declare war on anyone who is not an American (provided that they agree with him,), or any organisation that threatens the American dominance. This time it is Bombardier where Trump has slapped a 220% tariff on aircraft built by Bombardier in Northern Ireland, putting more than 1000 British jobs at risk .
Boeing went to court in America (where else?) bleating that Bombardier had received unfair, anti-competitive state support.
The American court agreed (surprise, surprise) and found in favour of Boeing. Along comes Trump and slaps on the punitive levy.
For those who do not know, Boeing has for many decades been practising some very dubious tactics when dealing with their aircraft production and sales in competition with non US manufactures.In this, they have been aided, supported and abetted by successive American administrations and by the FAA and other regulatory bodies. Boeing and their American cohorts were responsible for killing off TSR2 and more recently Concord, because Boeing were years behind in SST technology.
This is and has been for many years, a scandal of immense proportions. We should immediately retaliate and slap a punitive levy on all American imports and should lobby for the EU to do likewise.
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