CHILE – PERU

BY KEITH NUTHALL
A DISPUTES panel is to be set up at the WTO, following the failure of talks to resolve complaints made by the Chilean government about the sales tax regime for cigarettes in Peru, which it claims discriminates against its tobacco exports. Higher amounts are charged for brands sold in three or more countries.



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