Payments to Farmers to Soften Tariff's Bite Questioned at WTO
Countries from around the world questioned the U.S. at the World Trade Organization about its $12 billion package of support to farmers hurt by retaliatory tariffs on their products by trading partners. "Anxiety was clearly felt over the disruptive effect…
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that the new US bailout package might have on the global market," a Geneva trade official wrote in a summary of the meeting that was held Sept. 25-26. The officials said there were questions like "What safeguards are taken to limit trade distorting impact on global markets?” and “Can the United States confirm that this is a one-off payment and will not extend into future years?” China and New Zealand asked if the U.S. might exceed its total limit of $19 billion in payments to farmers in any one year, which would put it out of compliance with its WTO commitments. The U.S. stressed that it is a one-time policy, covering the fiscal period of September 2018 to January 2019, the trade official said, and said it won't exceed the limit.