Posted 10/27/2023, 12:58:00 PM
UK banana tariff cuts threaten African jobs and incomes
- UK accused of planning to cut banana tariffs further, threatening livelihoods of African producers
- UK has already cut tariffs for Latin American producers as part of post-Brexit trade deals
- African producers say this risks wiping out thousands of jobs in poor African countries
- Lower tariffs may not benefit consumers as supermarkets pocket savings rather than cut prices
- UK government has not committed to protecting African producers like the EU did previously