When February 14 rolls around every year, very few people think about expired trade programs. But perhaps they should. In particular, Members of Congress should take a moment to realize how allowing programs like GSP to remain expired can increase costs on what should be one of the sweetest days of the year. Don’t get...
Continue readingBased on new August trade data released by the US government, we can finally see the cost of Congress’ inability to renew GSP before July 31…and it’s not pretty. GSP should have eliminated about $56.5 million in taxes on about $1.6 billion in imports in August alone. Instead of having that money on hand to...
Continue readingIf you ask people what September means to them, you’ll get lots of different answers: the end of summer, back to school, start of college/NFL football, cooler weather, or perhaps baseball pennant races (unless they’re in DC). Companies that use the GSP program might also mention the return of Congress from a looooong state work...
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