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Minister of State, Alan Dillon TD
Mayo Fine Gael TD Alan Dillon believes it is 'critically important' that the new government continue to build relationships with the new Trump administration.
With the new US President Donald Trump promising to cut corporate tax in the US and impose tariffs on trading partners, Mayo Fine Gael TD Alan Dillon has called for action to be taken to ensure there is no impact to jobs in Mayo.
The Minister of State with responsibility for Local Government and Planning told The Mayo News that US companies are important to the local economy and there needs to be engagement with the new administration to protect them.
“It is critically important that we continue to build relations with the Trump administration. Locally you see how important foreign direct investment is in Mayo with the likes of Abbvie, Hollister, Baxter and Coca Cola which are huge employers with high quality jobs. We need to ensure that any potential tariffs on exports back into the US are discussed and negotiated and have a limited impact on those important companies,” he said.
Tariffs
The new Trump administration has indicated plans to introduce tariffs of up to 20 percent on goods from EU countries and his choice for commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick recently commented that “it's 'nonsense that Ireland of all places runs a trade surplus at our expense … when we end this nonsense, America will be a truly great country again. You'll be shocked.”
Minister Dillon pointed out that the Department of Foreign Affairs has already stepped up its diplomatic units in the US in order to build relationships with the Trump base.
“Within the foreign affairs division we have stepped up our diplomatic units with no offices opening in a lot of the southern states in the US which is a direct result of trying to ensure we have continued engagement. The IDA and Enterprise have resourced their units within the US to ensure there is minimal impact from any change in their economic and tax policy,” he added.
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