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Sunday, April 6, 2014

Australia-Japan free trade deal is 'within our grasp', Tony Abbott says

PM says deal would benefit consumers, but farmers want government to hold out unless Japan cuts beef tariffs


Australias prime minister, Tony Abbott, says a bilateral free trade deal with Japan is now within our grasp.


The prime minister has used a lunchtime address in Tokyo to point to an imminent announcement on a free trade pact between Australia and Japan hinting the long-anticipated economic partnership will lower the tariffs imposed on Australian food exports, and on the Japanese-produced manufactured goods purchased by Australian consumers.


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source Guardian

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