Economics · Oct / Nov 2018 · Paper 13 · Question 30

The table shows the tariffs imposed on imported tropical fruit in the European Union (EU) according to the degree of processing. | | EU tariffs (% rate) | |---|---| | fresh tropical fruit | 8.0 | | canned tropical fruit | 11.3 | | bottled tropical fruit drinks | 23.6 | What might be the reason for this pattern of tariffs?

1. Ato encourage imports of processed products into the EU
2. Bto encourage tropical countries' exports
3. Cto help manufacturing industries in the EU
4. Dto help tropical countries develop manufacturing industries

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