Canada unveils aid for firms hit by US metal tariff changes
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Updated · Bloomberg · May 4
Canada unveils aid for firms hit by US metal tariff changes
10 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 4
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government announced C$1.5 billion ($1.1 billion) in support after Washington's early-April tariff revision affected Canadian exporters.
The US now imposes a 25% surcharge on the full value of imports containing steel, aluminium and copper, replacing a system that taxed only the metals' content.
The previous regime applied a 50% tariff to actual metal content, but importers said it was too complex, prompting the Trump administration's shift and new pressure on Canadian businesses.
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