WTO Ruling on U.S. Tax Break Ignites Lobbying Battle
Issue Divides Domestic Firms, Multinationals
By Juliet Eilperin
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, July 6, 2003; Page A07
The need to rewrite tax laws for U.S. exporters has spawned a massive
lobbying and legislative battle in Congress, with
EU to revive pressure on U.S. in $4 bln trade row
Reuters, 02.24.03, 10:34 AM ET
BRUSSELS, Feb 24 (Reuters) - The European Commission will revive pressure
on the United States this week in a long-running trade row by presenting
its final plans for sanctions worth $4.0 billion, Commission officials
[from a WTO listserve I'm on. About two thirds of the way down, a couple of
interesting comments.]
From: Rob Howse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Mon Sep 16, 2002 2:06 am
Subject: FSC retaliation ruling
I would like to share with the group and see if there is any reaction to the
op-ed below
WTO Gives EU OK for U.S. Sanctions
Reuters
Friday, August 30, 2002; 11:42 AM
GENEVA/BRUSSELS - The World Trade Organization (WTO) ruled on Friday the European Union
could slam sanctions worth a record $4 billion on U.S. exports in retaliation for tax
breaks to U.S. companies.
The figure was set
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[more secrecy?]
Senator-Zoellick sees no need to appeal WTO ruling
By Richard Cowan
WASHINGTON, Aug 21 (Reuters) - U.S. Trade Representative Robert
Zoellick does not think the United States should appeal a World Trade
Organization ruling that declared a U.S. corporate export subsidy
program ille
there will have to be a deal.
the U.S. Congress is not going to let a bunch
of frog-biters and sausage chewers tell them
how to further screw up the corporate income tax.
That's their turf.
mbs
[more secrecy?]
Senator-Zoellick sees no need to appeal WTO ruling
By Richard Cowan
WASHINGTON, A
< http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dispu_e/108_art215_e.pdf >
Monday July 23 5:57 PM ET
WTO Panel Rules Against U.S. Tax Break Plan
By Adrian Croft
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - World Trade Organization experts ruled on Monday
that a U.S. business tax break program was actually an illegal export
subsidy, bringing the European Union and the United States closer to a
U.S. Loses Trade Case To Europe
WTO Export Ruling Could Cost Billions
By Paul Blustein
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, June 23, 2001; Page A01
The United States lost an international trade case to the European
Union
yesterday that could result in the imposition of billions of dollars
of
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