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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Brendan Rascius

TACO strikes again: Italian pasta becomes the latest product to have tariffs slashed by Trump

President Donald Trump’s administration has dramatically reduced proposed tariffs on Italian pasta companies, marking the latest reversal in the president’s sweeping tariff regime.

In September, the Department of Commerce announced that 13 Italian pasta makers would face a tariff rate of 92 percent on top of the 15 percent rate placed on all products from the European Union, according to a January 1 news release from the Italian Foreign Ministry.

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