1.   Free-traders may object that raising tariffs on consumer goods will do little to make Argentine business more competitive.

2.   Lardy also warned that selectively raising tariffs would be tricky to enforce because military enterprises often operate in a web of front companies and joint ventures.

3.   Many of the new jobs have been created by foreign investment and exports, making many Southerners wary of talk about raising tariffs and closing borders.

4.   Industry, Trade and Tourism Minister Francisco Dornelles said that while he is accused of being protectionist for raising tariffs, other nations were equally protective of their markets.