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080 _a09.05.08 G642
100 _aGonzales, Anthony
245 _aImpact of the CARICOM CET reduction on OECS manufacturing and agro-processing
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_a[S.l.]
_c1995
300 _a1 v. (various pagings)
520 _aReviews the protective arrangements for manufacturing and agro-processing. Identifies several border and inside-the-border measures e.g. tariffs, quantitative restrictions and conditional duty exemptions. Identifies several critical areas of weakness which vary according to the product and sector e.g. high utility charges, high freight costs, high raw material costs and dumping. Posits that reducing the CET in the present climate would not have any efficiency impact and a more prudent strategy should be followed.
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