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What are tariffs and how do they affect us?

The EU has just placed tariffs in response to recent US tariffs on steel and aluminium. With the possibility of a trade war looming, what are tariffs and how do they affect us?

Paul Blake explains.

Produced by Aisha Doherty and Andrew Humphrey

21 June 2018

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