FREE TRADE – GOVERNMENT POLICY – JAPAN

Fear of Aussie beef with Trump

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Original article by Ean Higgins
The Australian – Page: 8 : 30-Aug-19

Trade expert Alan Oxley says the proposed trade deal between the US and Japan is likely to have an impact on Australia’s beef exports. The nation is the biggest supplier of beef to Japan at present, and the trade deal will reduce Australia’s competitive advantage over the US with regard to Japan’s beef import tariffs. Trade Minister Simon Birm­ingham has sought to downplay concerns about the US-Japan trade deal, noting that Australian beef exports to Japan reached record levels in 2018.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE, NATIONAL FARMERS’ FEDERATION LIMITED, UNITED STATES. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, JAPAN. OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER, TW PEARSON AND SON, CATTLE COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA

$500m yearly drop in tariffs on Japan goods

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Original article by Sid Maher
The Australian – Page: 21 : 16-Dec-14

The Australian Government’s mid-year Budget update shows that the free trade agreement with Japan will reduce revenue from tariffs by $A100m in 2014-15 and $A1.59bn over the next four years. The Budget update also forecasts that China’s economic growth will slow to 6.5 per cent in 2016, while India’s economy will grow by six per cent

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Speed-up plan for Japan deal

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Original article by Greg Earl, Peter Ker
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 7 : 14-Oct-14

The free trade agreement between Australia and Japan was slated to begin on 1 April 2015. Both nations are keen for the trade deal to begin earlier, possibly in February. This could result in the tariff on beef exports being reduced on the starting date for the deal and again at the beginning of Japan’s financial year on 1 April. Japan is the biggest export market for Australian beef

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