86% DUTY ON IMPORTED BEEF.The Government, responding to strong lobbying by local farmers, said it will impose an additional 46% duty on imported beef, reports CANA Cana (kā`nə), ancient town of Galilee. According to the Gospel of St. John it was here that Jesus performed his first miracle by turning water into wine at a wedding. Cana wedding feast where Christ made water into wine. [N.T. (September 28, 1999). The Jamaican Cabinet approved a plan to amend the Stamp Duty Stamp Duty An ad-valorem or flat rate charged upon certain documents. Notes: This is an extra charge placed on documents. See also: Ad Valorem Tax Stamp duty Applies mainly to international equities. Act to impose aggregate duties of 86% on fresh brisket brisket the mass of connective tissue and fat covering the anterior part of the chest in ruminants. Lies at the most ventral part of the neck, between the front legs and covering the anterior end of the sternum. , mince and boneless beef trimmings, replacing the existing 40% duty imposed under the Customs Tariff Act. Cabinet Spokeswoman Maxine Henry Wilson said Government officials had been advised that the duty would not breach any World Trade Organization (WTO See World Trade Organization. ) rules. Jamaica imports most of its beef from the United States. |
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