"tim..." wrote in message
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"whisky-dave" wrote in message
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On Friday, 28 April 2017 10:59:14 UTC+1, tim... wrote:
"Capitol" wrote in message
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tim... wrote:




UK tariffs are down to the UK.

agreed

We can apply any tariff we like within the WTO rules to any cou7ntry
we
like. So, tax EU lamb, but not New Zealand lamb.

No we can't, that's the point

we tax all lamb or no lamb, you cannot pick and choose where it comes
from
when applying tariffs

tim

Yes you can that's the whole idea behind tarrifs,

no it's not

totherwiose why have them.

to apply then unilaterally to all imports (of that product) to protect a
home production

not to apply then discriminatorily for geo-political point scoring

Even that is still possible under the WTO rules
by very narrowly defining what the tariff applys to.

It wouldnt be hard for the EU to do that with single malt scotch
for example if it wasnt for the fact that the EU needs Airbus wings
and engines etc from Britain otherwise Airbus will go broke.