United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 81973
Cane Sugar: Import Duties
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28 August 2020
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8 September 2020 · Answer
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8 September 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she is taking to ensure that the 260,000 tonnes Autonomous Tariff Quota for raw cane sugar included in the Government's UK Global Tariff scheme does not have an adverse effect on the UK's c
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28 August 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she is taking to ensure that the 260,000 tonnes Autonomous Tariff Quota for raw cane sugar included in the Government's UK Global Tariff scheme does not have an adverse effect on the UK's c
Source: Commons
8 September 2020
Answer
The Government has sought a balance between the interests of domestic production and processing, and developing country preferences. To achieve this balance, the UK Global Tariff (UKGT) retains tariffs on sugar products, while opening a new Autonomous Tar...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-08-28/81973
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1228963
- uk · wq-1228963 · source updated 8 September 2020