Governments have traditionally used tariffs for two reasons: To raise revenue and/or protect domestic producers from foreign competition. They cannot successfully do both at the same time.
If tariffs are used to generate revenue, they must not be so high as to diminish domestic demand for imports to the point where revenue suffers.
The protective uses of …
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