11. He also proposed raising import duties for products coming from outside the Caribbean and placing restrictions on importers to conserve foreign currency reserves. 12. If it refuses, the affected country can also raise duties. 13. In retaliation, the EU raised duties on Czech pork, poultry and fruit juice. 14. The farmers are also angry over the delay by the government to raise the duty on wheat imports. 15. The Government argued that there was nothing to stop it raising duties in line with inflation. 16. The government, searching for revenues to reduce its widening budget deficit, has sharply raised duties on imported cars and trucks. 17. The United States has retaliated by raising duties on various products from Europe. 18. But the problem has been tackled this week, when it raised duties to four percent from one percent. 19. The chancellor announced that he would also raise duty on cigarettes and petrol to help pay for the tax cuts. 20. The most controversial suggestions include electronic road pricing that automatically charge cars for using city streets, raising import duties and levying high registration fees. |