MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – In a dispute over the payment of the controversial border wall between the U.S. and Mexico is a trade threatens to conflict with penal duties on both sides. US President, Donald Trump had threatened Mexico on Thursday with an import tax of 20 percent on all products. Mexico could respond to it but with similar measures, which would increase the price of the products in the two countries for the citizens.
Trump will Fund the multi-billion dollar construction of the border wall. “We want to raise taxes on imports from countries with which we have a trade deficit,” said trump spokesman Sean Spicer.
In the case of Mexico might occupy the United States per year, ten billion dollars. “Through this mechanism we can pay for the wall easily.” After massive criticism of the plans, which would mean an end to the decades-long, largely duty-free trade, rowed back Spicer little: This was initially just an Option.
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Anyway, compare was within a few hours, already have enough porcelain has been smashed: After Trump said, for next week’s scheduled Meeting did not make sense if Mexico wanted to pay for the wall, said Mexico’s President Enrique Peña Nieto, on his trip to Washington.
In his home country, was the unpopular President, whose consent was only twelve per cent – for its decision to be praised. He is also under pressure, because by the aggressive attitude and threats Trumps the Peso compared to the Dollar of their value, had lost; as a result, the gasoline increased, among other things, prices in Mexico. Violent protests were the result.
The head of state invited for Friday by a number of deputies, governors, and businessmen in the President’s residence. “The goal is to form a common Front for the protection of the common interests,” said Senator Fernando Herrera. Leaders of various political parties, intellectuals, actors, and athletes were behind Peña Nieto, and summoned Cohesion in the face of the crisis.
Also called from abroad, Mexico has received support from: Bolivia’s President Evo Morales to new partnerships in Latin America. “I appeal to our Mexican brothers: Looking to the South. Let us, on the Basis of our Latin American identity unit demonstrate.” The Brazilian foreign Ministry said that it will take “with concern the idea of the construction of a wall, which fraternized Nations of our continent”.
Despite the looming crisis, Mexico’s foreign Minister Luis Videgaray after a two-day Meeting with Trump’s advisers in the White house optimistic. “We will come to agreement very good agreement,” he said after the talks. “This is what Mexico, the United States and the Region using the most. We are going to have a good relationship with the President of the United States.”
The theme of the wall but also the chief diplomat unforgiving. “Under no circumstances, Mexico will have to pay,” said the close Confidant of Peña Nietos. “This is for the Mexicans simply not acceptable.”
it was not clear if an import tax with the rules of the North American free trade agreement (Nafta) is compatible. The USA could get off with a notice period of six months from Nafta. Then, The cost of the wall along the nearly 3,200-Kilometer border, could, according to estimates, between 25 and 40 billion dollars. Trump wants to crossings with the construction of the illegal border crossing and drug smuggling to be curtailed. The border is already secured in a plurality of sections to approximately 1000 kilometers in length by a metre-high fences and locking systems. In the past few years, the number of illegal border dropped crossings.
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