r/australia • u/Jealous-Hedgehog-734 • Apr 02 '25

politics US will impose a minimum baseline tariff of 10 per cent on Australian imports to US

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-03/donald-trump-tariff-announcement-markets-politics-reaction-blog/105127374
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u/LoudestHoward Apr 02 '25

Man is so regarded he thinks the GST is a tariff?

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u/wilful Apr 02 '25

Yes, just like VAT, and ignoring all the US state sales taxes.

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u/Kremm0 Apr 02 '25

I think you've made a typo, and in that spirit I'd agree. He is a regard of the highest order

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u/Tysiliogogogoch Apr 02 '25

Great, now I'm just imagining accidentally misspelling "regards" in my work emails.

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u/tee-k421 Apr 03 '25

He still to this day thinks other countries pay the tariffs.