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In an attempt to strengthen the national film industry, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, announced a 100% tariff over all films produced abroad.
The president of the United States, Donald Trump, announced a 100% tariff over all films produced abroad. (Free Press Photo: EFE)
The president of the United States, Donald Trumpannounced on Sunday May 4 a tariff 100% above all Movies Produced abroad, with which he hopes to take a push to the cinema made in his country.
In a message in Truth Social, the American president said that he has authorized the Department of Commerce and the Office of the Commercial Representative of USA.headed by Howard Lutnick and Jamieson Gerr, respectively, immediately implement said tariff.
“We want cinema made in the United States, again!” Trumpafter warning that the American film industry “is dying quickly.”
The president warned that other countries offer all kinds of incentives to remove filmmakers and studies from USA. “Hollywood, and many other US areas, are being devastated,” said the Republican.
Trump He did not give details of how the new levies will be implemented, which adds to the duty implanted to dozens of countries in early April and unleashed a commercial war with China.
Precisely, Beijing announced in the middle of last month that it would reduce imports from films from Hollywood with which he opened a new front in the commercial pulse between the two powers.
China It is the second largest market for the film industry after USA.