AMERICAN DIPLOMATS PRESS FOR ANSWERS OVER FOOD SUBSIDIES DURING WTO INQUISITION
November 1st, 2007
BY KEITH NUTHALL
AS the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) Doha Development Round pushes towards its completion, American diplomats have come under intense scrutiny regarding the payment of subsidies to US food producers. US trade partners want detailed information on these payments, so they can categorise them in any final Doha deal - which will cap subsidies, according to how they are defined. The US claims its subsidies should be placed in the category where there are fewest limits on subsidies because it commonly claims many of its subsidies are flat rate ...
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