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CANADA: Free-trade pact to abolish tariffs on EU wines, spirits
2013-10-18 16:44:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
The EU has signed a free-trade agreement with Canada that will eliminate all import tariffs on European wines and spirits arriving in the North American country.
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Australian PM Abbott Publishes Draft Legislation to Abolish Carbon Pricing
2013-10-15 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbotts government published draft legislation to abolish carbon pricing and called on the opposition Labor party not to block the bill in parliament. Labor must listen to the clear message that the Australian people sent at the last election, Abbott, whose Liberal-National coalition won the Sept. 7 ballot, said in a statement. The Carbon Price Mechanism passed by former Prime Minister Julia Gillard in 2011 requires more than 300 of Australias largest emitters to...
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Why Tony Abbott wants to abolish the carbon price
2013-09-18 13:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Why does Tony Abbott want to abolish the carbon price? What are some consequences if he did? Two days after the Australian election, prime minister-elect Tony Abbott declared that his "top legislative priority" would be the removal of a carbon tax. In an interview to the Daily Telegraph Mr Abbott said: "The carbon tax has been a handbrake on the NSW economy and I will assure Premier O'Farrell today that my top legislative priority is scrapping the carbon tax because that will be an adrenalin...
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