Taxonomy: Affected Trading Partner - Guinea-Bissau
China: Increased VAT rebates for food, textiles, wood products, metals, chemicals and machinery
Description
On 1 December 2008, the government of China raised the Value Added Tax (VAT) rebates for designated exports. Exporters of the benefiting products may recuperate up to 80 percent of the VAT included in intermediate products.United States of America: Reauthorization of GSP, increase in import fee, and expansion of Trade Adjustment Assistance
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Both houses of Congress have approved, and the president will soon sign into law, an untitled bill (H.R.2832) providing for the retroactive rIndia: Adjustment of export taxes
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On 1 March 2011, the government of India announced the adjusment of various export taxes with immediate effect.United States of America: Expiration and renewal of trade preferences and other programs
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On January 1, 2011, the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) of the United States expired.Vietnam: Fifth devaluation of the Dong
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On 17 August 2010, the State Bank of Vietnam has devalued the national currency, the Dong, for the fifth time since 2008.United States of America: Bill to ban imports of goods for which there is no registered domestic agent
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A bill that was under consideration in the U.S.Argentina: Reference prices for designated exports
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On 5 March 2010, the government of Argentina set new reference prices for a designated number of exports. The goods affected through decrees 2786-2790 include agricultural poducts such as grapes, honey and milk, but also articles of copper.Indonesia: Levies export tax on crude palm oil
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According to Dow Jones (25 March 2010), Indonesia raised the crude palm oil (CPO) export tax for April 2010 to 4.5% from 3% in March.Portugal: Reduction of quota non-EU hires
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On 14 May 2009, the Portuguese Council of Ministers announced a reduction of the quota of work permits for non-EU citizens. For 2009, the Portuguese government will admit a maximum of 3'800 non-EU citizens to be hired on a local payroll.United States of America: Renewal of preferential trade programs
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The authorizations for two preferential trade programs that extend duty-free treatment to U.S. imports from developing countries were due to expire on December 31, 2009 unless new legislation was approved to renew the programs.
