OFC21: Trade policy cannot make food more expensive, says TAC chairman Tim Smith

Trade and Agriculture (TAC) Commission chairman Tim Smith has said part of the bodys job is to stop future trade policy from making food more expensive.

Abi Kay
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OFC21: Trade policy cannot make food more expensive, says TAC chairman Tim Smith

Trade and Agriculture (TAC) Commission chairman Tim Smith has said part of the body's job is to stop future trade policy from making food more expensive. The TAC was set up, and later made a statutory...

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