SRINAGAR: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reconsider the decision to lift additional duties on several American products and said that the move will have a devastating effect on the UT’s economy.
Mehboooba’s reaction came in response to the government’s decision to remove additional duties on US products like apples, walnuts, and almonds among other items.
Taking to her social media handle Mehbooba said, “GOIs decision to remove additional duties on apples, walnuts & almonds will have a devastating effect on local growers in J&K already grappling with huge losses post-2019. Hope @PMOIndia reconsiders,” the former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister posted on X.
GOIs decision to remove additional duties on apples, walnuts & almonds will have a devastating effect on local growers in J&K already grappling with huge losses post 2019. Hope @PMOIndia reconsiders. https://t.co/jEpJjETSsj
— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) September 11, 2023
The additional levies were imposed in 2019 as a retaliatory measure to the United States decision to raise tariffs on specific steel and aluminum items.
