Showing posts with label Development. Show all posts
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Saturday, October 22, 2011

Should the Ethanol Mandate, Tariffs and Subsidies Be Allowed to Continue


The US Government boosts 
ethanol production through
tariffs and subsidies
Photo Credit: bits4beats / pixabay.com
Talks on the allocation for ethanol tariffs and subsidies will heat up once more as they are due to expire this year. With the current high prices of food products as a result of the nearly 40% allocation of corn for producing ethanol, will it be wise to remove the mandate to reduce this? With policy makers and concerned groups lobbying for the removal of the tariffs and subsidies on ethanol, what would happen if they are allowed to continue?