Bombardier tax ruling: five things you need to know

US threat to slap Bombardier jets with 220% tariff puts 4,000 UK jobs at risk

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US plans to impose a 220% tariff on jets made by Bombardier threaten thousands of jobs across Canada and in Northern Ireland, where the aircraft manufacturer is a major employer.

Rival aerospace manufacturer Boeing accuses the Montreal-based firm of benefiting from unfair government subsidies while selling its biggest jet, the C Series, in the US at less than “fair value”, Bloomberg reports.

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