U.S. wine industry fears 'Armageddon of costs' from tariffs on French imports
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumers, companies and workers will pay the biggest price for proposed 100% tariffs on French Champagne and other sparkling wines, cheese, porcelain, enamel cookware and handbags, witnesses told the U.S. government on Tuesday.The U.S. Trade Representative's office last month proposed punitive duties on $2.4 billion (1.8 billion pounds) in imports from France of sparkling wines and other goods after concluding that a new French digital services tax would harm U.S...