WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE WORLD BETWEEN THE WARS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is a tariff?
A
tax on exported goods
B
tax on personal income
C
tax on imported goods
D
tax on businesses
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Customs duties on merchandise imports are called tariffs. Tariffs give a price advantage to locally-produced goods over similar goods which are imported, and they raise revenues for governments.

Detailed explanation-2: -A tariff is a tax imposed by one country on the goods and services imported from another country to influence it, raise revenues, or protect competitive advantages.

Detailed explanation-3: -Tariffs are taxes imposed on the imports by a country for providing protection to its domestic industries. Imposition of tariffs increases the price of imported goods in the domestic country.

Detailed explanation-4: -These include specific tariffs, ad valorem tariffs, compound tariffs, tariff-rate quotas, and retaliatory tariffs.

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