This paper was one input to the Australian Government's decision to remove tariffs on imports from the least developed … countries. The Commission's analysis suggests that removing tariffs on imports from these countries could significantly boost …

drinking water. Increasing block tariffs are an instrument widely used to support access to drinking water for poorer segments …, increasing block tariffs are in line with the general public’s concept of fairness: poorer population segments should pay less …

currently applied tariffs are "too high," the implication being that there are still tariff reductions out there for an … agreement like the WTO to facilitate. These three areas include applied tariffs for countries that are not members of the WTO …, applied tariffs for WTO members that are unbound, and applied tariffs for WTO members set in the presence of large amounts of …