US could increase tariffs after WTO rejects EU denials over Airbus subsidies
08 December 2019 |
8:14 am
The US has said it may increase tariffs after the EU lost its case at the WTO. The US claimed that loans made by the EU to Airbus for the development of the A380 and other aircraft represented an unfair advantage.
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