US holds off on threatened tariff hike in EU Airbus fight
being charged on aircraft from 10% to 15%, leaving the 25% duty on other items unchanged.
Trade lawyer Jamieson Greer, former chief of staff to US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, told the BBC:"The reality is that this can all be solved if Airbus took some action to provide restitution".The European Union, which brought its own case challenging American subsidies for Boeing, has threatened to hit the US with tariffs of its own. It is waiting for the World Trade Organization to decide how big such a punishment might be.
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