Fed: Latham says wait for Senate assessment of FTA worth

AAP General News (Australia)
04-30-2004
Fed: Latham says wait for Senate assessment of FTA worth

Opposition Leader MARK LATHAM says he will wait for a Senate committee's assessment
of the worth of the trade deal with the United States, after an independent report found
no negatives to the deal.

The report released this morning found the free trade agreement struck earlier this
year would be worth $6.1 billion a year within a decade and no sector would be worse off.

It also said the total GDP increase for Australia over 20 years would amount to almost
$60 billion.

But Mr LATHAM says Labor will wait for the outcome of the Senate inquiry before deciding
whether to back the deal.

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KEYWORD: TRADE US LATHAM (MERIMBULA, NSW) WITH AUDIO

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