A tough measure, long announced: President Trump has imposed extensive tariffs on the USA's trading partners. For him, it was a “day of liberation”, freeing the USA from what he sees as unjustified trade barriers. For critics, the tariffs are not a suitable means of changing trade balances, but rather a threat to economic development.
The U.S. Constitution gives Congress the power to decide on tariffs and trade policy since tariffs were an important source of revenue for the state. Until the 1930s, tariffs were set by law by Congress.
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