United States expects the New tariff scheme which applies from this Thursday to the vast majority of its commercial partners generate monthly income around 50,000 million dollars.
The US secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick, said that in the previous month the government coffers received about 30,000 million dollars for The encumbrances announced in April By the president, Donald Trump, who then imposed global base rates of 10 %, along with other “reciprocal” rates that he later paused until his activation this Thursday.
Lutnick warned that with the entry into force of the New rates To dozens of countries “USA could see profits of up to about 50,000 million dollars per month,” he said in an interview with the Fox Business channel.
The person in charge of the Commerce portfolio added that with the “additional taxes” of 200 % to Pharmaceuticals And 100 % to the semiconductors and chips recently announced by Trump “could make these income increase up to billion dollars”, estimates that are questioned by analysts.
“These are amazing figures for the United States, and no one is taking reprisals. Everyone understands that you have to sell to the US consumer. The US consumer is the most powerful factor on the planet for the economy and Donald Trump He is taking advantage of it for the benefit of the country, “said Lutnick.
Entry into force this Thursday of The new tariffs “Reciprocos” promoted by the Republican president strengthens the commercial war fought by New York since his return to power last January.
“It’s midnight !!! billion dollars in DUTY They are entering the United States! “Trump celebrated on their platform Social truth During the early morning of this Thursday.
Tariff scheme
- Early today they entered into force both The tariffs Agreed with the United Kingdom, China, Vietnam, Japan, the Philippines, Indonesia, European Union (EU), South Korea and Pakistan, as well as the encumbrances unilaterally imposed by Washington to the countries with which it did not close agreements, including India, Switzerland, South Africa or Venezuela.
The New rates They range from 10 % for countries with which the US has a commercial surplus, including Chile, Colombia or Argentina, up to 50 % imposed on Brazil in retaliation for the “unfair” treatment of former president Jair Bolsonaro.
India will also face a 25 % extra tariff For buying Russian crude, which will raise its 50 % rate at the end of August.
After Brazil YLTo Indiacountries with The tariffs higher are Syria (41 %), Laos (40 %), Burma (Myanmar) (40 %) and Switzerland (39 %).
They are also in force 50 % tariffs on steelaluminum and copper, together with a 25 % general rate to vehicles not manufactured in the US and several of its key components (motors, transmissions, electronic), with the exception of those contemplated in the T-MEC tripartite agreement with their neighbors Canada and Mexico.
