NEW YORK STATE (WRGB) — A new report from the state comptroller’s office shows tourism in New York declined significantly last year, particularly from Canada.
The comptroller’s office cites former President Donald Trump’s tariff policies toward Canada as the primary reason. According to the report, travel from Canada fell by more than 21 percent — a decrease of more than three-and-a-half million Canadian visitors.
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State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli also says tariffs contributed to an export decline from New York of nearly four billion dollars.
While President Trump’s so-called “Liberation Day” tariffs on foreign nations were overturned by the Supreme Court in recent months, the president has since used a different trade law to impose new blanket tariffs.
State officials say the tariffs have hurt the economy. However, the president argues that tariffs on countries like Canada are necessary to create fairness in trade policy.
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