The Business Coordinating Council (CCE) assured that there is concern about the imposition of tariffs of the president of Donald Trump, since it will affect the supply chains built in the last 30 years.
“This measure will significantly affect the supply chains that have been built in the last 30 years and that have made North America the most competitive region in the world,” said the agency by Francisco Cervantes Díaz.
The treaty between Mexico, the United States and Canada (TMEC), in force since July 2020, established rules for the reduction of barriers to the exchange of goods, services and investment, strengthening the position of the region, he said.
Today, the three countries trade more than 3 million dollars per minute, supporting more than 17 million jobs, he explained.
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“It is not with the imposition of tariffs that problems are solved, but speaking and dialoguing as we did in recent weeks with their State Department to address the phenomenon of migration,” said President Claudia Sheinbaum by rejecting the measures imposed By Trump and answered with tariff measures.
“He instructed the Secretary of Economy to implement Plan B that we have been working on, which includes tariff and non -tariff measures in defense of Mexico’s interests,” said the president.
Meanwhile, Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, addressed the Americans to say Trump’s measure will have many consequences for them.
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“This decision will have consequences for the people of America: it will put jobs at risk, it will raise prices for you and violate the treaty between the three countries (Mexico, the United States and Canada), but it does not have to be so,” he said.
During the last 24 hours, cameras and business associations of the United States and Canada have expressed concern about the decision of Trump’s president, the CCE recalled.
“We share with our business counterparts the concern for the current situation and reiterate our conviction that cooperation is the ideal route to advance the regional agenda, particularly given the obvious success that commercial integration has meant for the companies and workers of the three countries ”He said.
The private sectors urge our governments to establish conversations and find expedited solutions, that they re -establish the conditions of the free exchange of goods and services in accordance with the rules agreed in the TMEC.
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“The CCE and the agencies that make it up are in continuous communication with the Government of Mexico we attended a meeting with President Sheinbaum and her cabinet in which we express our full support in the face of the adoption of the necessary measures to overcome the unfortunate current circumstance,” pointed out.
