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Trump wants 100% foreign film tariff due to government subsidies

Trump wants 100% foreign film tariff due to government subsidies

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced his administration’s intention to impose a 100 per cent tariff on movies produced outside of the United States, including Canadian-made films.

Noah Jarvis, True North
May 06, 2025
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U.S. President Donald Trump has announced his administration’s intention to impose a 100 per cent tariff on movies produced outside of the United States, including Canadian-made films.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump claimed that the American film industry—by far the world’s largest—is in existential danger of collapsing under the pressure of international competition bolstered by government incentives.

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