Retaliation on Thailand’s non-compliance pushed WTO cigar tax ruling 0 SHARES Share it! “If they would not still comply, then we will be forced to move for the retaliatory,” Lopez said. The Philippines won in all of its cases against Thailand with favorable WTO ruling, but Thailand remained uncompliant. The DTI is looking at two retaliatory options: quantitative restrictions on CBU imports from Thailand or imposition of safeguard measure. At that time, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez urged Thailand to comply once and for all the WTO ruling by treating the country’s cigarette exports Philippines.

Source: Manila Bulletin November 13, 2019 14:08 UTC