For a start, the government insists that tariffs were increased to raise revenue, not to protect Indian business.
In all, 890 tariffs were increased, compared with the previous Tariff Act, of 1922, which had itself raised duties dramatically (for examples, see table); 235 were cut.
To protect American industry and farmers, tariffs were increased on imported goods.
Inpatient tariffs were increased by 30%, primary outpatient care by 22%, diagnostic services by 22%, and secondary and tertiary outpatient care by 25%.
Hindley, who would never be released, was told she would not be eligible for parole until she had spent 25 years inside, a tariff that was increased to 30 years in 1985 by the then home secretary, Leon Brittan.
Reinforcing this policy, the TRQ was increased to 39,452 MT in 2005 with an in-quota applied tariff of 5%.
Prices have still lagged behind actual cost, and the distribution companies do not recover costs through tariffs, although tariffs have been increased repeatedly in the past decade.
This position stood in stark contrast to the Republican protectionist position, which called for the tariff to be increased, thereby driving up the cost of imported goods and pushing consumers toward domestically produced ones.
Tariffs can be increased, even under the WTO.
