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Jump to full article: Xinhua Newswire, 2002-04-23
Intro: The Malawian government has decided that as from Wednesday, Mozambique's tobacco entering Malawi will no longer be subject to the 10 percent surtax that was suddenly imposed on April 13, the Diario de Mocambique newspaper reported on Tuesday.
The permanent secretary with the Malawian Agriculture Ministry, E.S. Malindi, was quoted as saying that Malawi acknowledges that the measure was "not healthy" and is now assessing the damage done to the Mozambican economy.
Speaking to reporters in the western Mozambican province of Tete, Malindi said that "Malawi depends on Mozambique, and it is through this country that Malawian exports and imports flow. The two governments should find mechanisms to overcome this obstacle once and for all."
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