Sentence examples for impose higher tariffs from inspiring English sources

The Chinese have responded by threatening to impose higher tariffs on American chicken.

Corn farmers blocked access to gas depots to demand that the government impose higher tariffs on corn imported from the United States.

Two weeks ago, both senators signed on as sponsors of a new bill that would effectively impose higher tariffs on China if it doesn't revalue its currency.

(Ms. Yellen, however, indicated the Fed did not include the presidential election in this assessment. Asked, for example, about the economic consequences of Mr. Trump's proposal to impose higher tariffs on imports, she declined to answer, calling that a "political issue").

The Saudi Arabian application for membership has been hindered by the laws, regulations and traditions that favor Saudis, impose high tariffs and subsidize exports like petrochemicals.

Never mind Mr. Bush's claim that his decision to impose high tariffs on imported steel was simply a matter of enforcing the law.

A1 Devising New Steel Tariffs The Bush administration began work on a plan to impose high tariffs on some imported steel but force the American steel industry to shoulder retirement costs of its workers.

But he said he was disappointed that Mr. Clinton had not imposed higher tariffs on wire rod.

In the Civil War, in addition to imposing the first inheritance and income taxes, the government raised business taxes and taxes on spirits and tobacco and imposed higher tariffs.

The issue hangs on an anachronism called the Jackson-Vanik amendment, which was enacted in 1974 to pressure Moscow to grant Jews the freedom to leave the country by effectively imposing higher tariffs on imports from the Soviet Union.

Governments also imposed high tariffs on international calls, seeing it as a lucrative source of revenue.