The body sees the white house open to negotiate rates, steel and 10%cars after its second high -level meeting with the United States
The 10% universal rate imposed by the United States to all products that count their country and specific 25% rates set for Aluminum, steel and vehicles from abroad They do not necessarily suppose “a red line” for the United States government. Although they are already in force for weeks, the White House seems willing, in principle, to discuss these measures in the negotiation of ninety days open with the European Union. A period in which the 20% “mutual” rate that Donald Trump threatens to apply to the region and the countermeasures designed by twenty -one seven in response was paused.
It is the conclusion that the Minister of Economy, Commerce and Business, Carlos Body, from his Second high -level meeting with the American administration In just a week. The body took advantage of its assistance to the spring meetings of the FMI and the World Bank, which take place from Monday in Washington, to maintain a meeting with the commercial representative of the United States, Jamieson Greer.
From the interview, which the body has described as “constructive” and “open”, the chief of the economy extracts that the United States government has not set limits in this sense in negotiations. “My feeling, but this is a personal feeling … I think we are not in this sense in a red line in this sense in terms of specific tariff figureBoth general and sectoral ones, “he said in media declarations.
According to the body, what the ambassador Greer has transmitted is that his intention is to reduce the commercial deficit that accumulate compared to the rest of the world. The world economy of the world with the European Union 12.9% shot last year at 235.6 billion dollars (about 226,224 million euros to the current modification). “What we have to find among everyone is a way to face this problem in such a way that it is for everyone’s benefit,” he added, to influence that Brussels’ goal must also be to achieve a balanced and fair agreement for European partners.
Around with the “Google Tariff”
At Greer’s meeting he also mentioned tax services taxes (the well -known “Flat google‘). This problem constitutes a concern for the United States, since Scott Best’s Treasury Secretary has already transferred. The body defends that the goal of this tax is to set up A correct taxation for these companies. This gravel to great technological with 3% on income derived from online advertising services, online intermediation and data transmission.
The Spanish minister added that it is a discussion available at the OECD level and recalled that the measure is also applied by other countries, such as France or the United Kingdom. On the other hand, he asked “to give time to the negotiation” so that both parties can put their visions on the table and present differences to reach an agreement.
Despite everything above, Carlos Body recalled that the parties are “In the early stages of negotiationWhich is where the details relating to what the dimensions of this negotiation framework must be defined as concrete.
