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FDRA appeals for elimination of shoe subsidies

04/03/2022
FDRA appeals for elimination of shoe subsidies

The Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America, an association representing 500 companies, has asked the US government to eliminate all tariffs on shoes and other basic consumer goods from now until Labour Day (September 5). It claims this would be a way to attack inflation successfully, as more stimulus or subsidises could add to inflation. ...

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