"Among the goods to see an impact from the widened net of additional duty are European made wines, which will attract a 25% duty, and French and German-made aircraft parts, attracting a 15% tax."
As a French person, I can't help but feel like there's some sort of personal attack happening there. Wine and airplanes? Hey, I think you guys forgot to tax cheese and sarcasm while you're at it!
Let's hope that a new US administration will figure out healthier ways to trade with the EU, but I'm not holding my breath since these petty fights have been going on for more than a decade and more than a US president anyway.
edit: Funnily enough, there are some pretty bitter replies to my message. I'll remind all the preemptively angry commentators that I called the whole process "these petty fights" because it's not unilateral (not just the US taxing stuff but the EU too, as is literally pointed out in the article).
As a French person, I can't help but feel like there's some sort of personal attack happening there. Wine and airplanes? Hey, I think you guys forgot to tax cheese and sarcasm while you're at it!
Let's hope that a new US administration will figure out healthier ways to trade with the EU, but I'm not holding my breath since these petty fights have been going on for more than a decade and more than a US president anyway.
edit: Funnily enough, there are some pretty bitter replies to my message. I'll remind all the preemptively angry commentators that I called the whole process "these petty fights" because it's not unilateral (not just the US taxing stuff but the EU too, as is literally pointed out in the article).