White House Doesn’t Plan Import Tax, Official Says, Contradicting Trump
- Reciprocal levy seen as risking increase in trade tensions
- Trump said Monday administration would pursue reciprocal tax
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The Trump administration has no formal proposal on the table for a so-called reciprocal tax on imports, according to a U.S. official who sought to clarify whether a levy that risks escalating tensions with key trading partners would be enacted.
The clarification came Monday after President Donald Trump had said earlier in the day that his administration was planning to enact a levy on imports from other countries at the same rates those countries impose on U.S. products.