Commercial Differences of Dominican Republic and El Salvador Unresolved

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The Dominican Republic's director of Foreign Trade, Yahaira Sosa, indicated that the measures taken are a response to subsidies paid by El Salvador's government to its exporters.

"She explained that the decision to retain the tariffs on paper, card, plastics and juices seeks to ensure a level playing field for bilateral exchange," reports Elsalvador.com.

El Salvador's government claims that the application of tariffs to some of its products has caused their exports to the Dominican Republic to drop 30%.

Source: elsalvador.com

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