According to new research from the Coalition for GSP, expiration of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program cost American companies at least $83 million in April 2021. Congressional authorization for GSP expired on December 31, 2020. In the first four months of expiration, American companies paid at least $308 million in extra taxes as....
Continue readingThe Senate approved the United States Innovation and Competition Act (USICA) – a $250 billion piece of legislation focusing primarily on research and development funding – by a vote of 68-32. USICA includes the Trade Act of 2021 that was negotiated between Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Ranking Member Mike Crapo ...
Continue readingThe Coalition for GSP welcomes introduction of the Trade Preferences and American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2021, which would renew the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) through January 1, 2027, among other changes. Swift, retroactive renewal of the GSP program is critical. American companies paid at least $225 million in extra tar...
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