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Wine tax: "Biden's arrival will allow us to see her again" Denormandie hopes

2020-11-09T09:33:17.688Z


The Minister of Agriculture concedes, however, that “American taxes often exceed presidents”. He says the balance of power with the United States will continue.


The election of Joe Biden “

could calm trade relations with Europe.

I am thinking in particular of wine growers,

”underlines Julien Denormandie, Minister of Agriculture on Europe 1 this morning.

"

Today, all bottles of wine are taxed at 25% in the United States (...) we are in negotiations and I dare to hope that Biden's arrival will allow this tax to be reviewed

", indicates the minister.

Read also: French wine exports fell by 18% between January and August

But the minister concedes that "

American taxes often exceed presidents

."

Thus, Julien Denormandie affirms that the balance of power with the United States will continue: "

if you do not show the muscles, it does not work, we show that we are also ready to put retaliatory measures in place.

", He advances before adding:"

For our wine growers it is a disaster, we will find a solution

.

He also gave details on the promotion of local foods in supermarkets, announced the day before.

Thanks to a solidarity charter on “

fresh and local

” products signed by “

all the major brands

”, it must be adopted during the day and be deployed “

from the start of the year

”.

Read also: A new logo "to identify fresh and local products" in supermarkets

"

We are going to put in place a very clear visual which will be called 'To your tastes, to your territories' which will allow consumers to quickly identify fresh products

," explains the Minister.

A "

common banner

" whose printing begins "

now

" in order to be deployed as quickly as possible in supermarkets.

The commitment of supermarkets is a mark of “

solidarity

”, he says.

However, this protocol will not be "

coercive

".

Another commitment of the Minister in favor of local products: to use them more in collective catering.

"

We must put them thoroughly in our canteens

", supports the minister.

In the recovery plan, 50 million euros will also be provided to "

strengthen the canteens in the promotion of fresh products

," he said.

He also announced that he wanted to

end

the price war

” in supermarkets and said he was in favor of “

transparency of margins

”.

Regarding the ban on Black Friday, according to him the measure "

is not that simple to put in place

".

Source: lefigaro

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