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US disagrees with WTO steel ruling, as pressure builds
Washington, Nov 11: President George W Bush disagrees with World Trade Organization ruling that US steel tariffs violate global trading rules but has made no decision on a response, officials said.
Washington, Nov 11: President George W Bush
disagrees with World Trade Organization ruling that US steel
tariffs violate global trading rules but has made no decision
on a response, officials said.
"We will carefully review this decision," said White
House spokesman Scott McClellan yesterday after a WTO
appellate panel reaffirmed its position that the US measures
are illegal.
"I'm not going to speculate about the timing of any
decision or any decision itself," McClellan said. "We
continue to listen to all interested parties -- consumers,
producers, and members of congress and others, as well."
Some analysts suggested that the steel tariffs,
criticised in some quarters as protectionist, were part of a
plan by the administration to appease some members of
Congress to win support for an overall Free Trade Agenda.
Bureau Report