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Govt seeks to allay concern over 'retaliatory' duty cut on US apples

In fact, the move will result in competition in the premium market segment, ensuring better quality at better prices for consumers

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Shreya NandiSanjeeb Mukherjee New Delhi
India’s recent move to remove additional ‘retaliatory’ duty on eight products from the United States (US), including apples and walnuts, would not have any negative impact on the domestic producers, the government clarified on Tuesday, even as the issue threatened to snowball into a political slugfest between the ruling and Opposition parties.

The move would, in fact, result in competition in the premium market segment, ensuring better quality at better prices for consumers, especially for apples, a senior government official said.

“There were certain concerns that were being raised on the mutually agreed solution that has come in, more specific