Trade Tariffs Types - Keep an Open Mind

Leonardo Macedo
Leonardo Macedo
Counsellor, Administrative Council of Tax Appeals (CARF), Brazil
Published 25 Mar 2020
Trade Tariffs Types - Keep an Open Mind
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Tariffs modern debate lacks depth as it does not consider tariffs types, goods volatility, transfer pricing policies and fraudulent trade. Thus, the idea in this article is to enrich the tariffs debate and to keep an open mind to the existence of different types of tariffs.

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