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title: "Choosing Growth Over Protectionism"
summary: |-
  ICT taxes and tariffs hamper economic growth.
date: "2014-12-12"
issues: ["Trade", "Taxes and Budget"]
authors: ["Robert D. Atkinson"]
content_type: "Op-Eds & Contributed Articles"
canonical_url: "https://itif.org/publications/2014/12/12/choosing-growth-over-protectionism/"
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# Choosing Growth Over Protectionism

Brazil narrowly chose to reelect President Dilma Rousseff, and now she has an important choice to make about the future of Brazil’s economy: whether to take the necessary action to get Brazil’s economy back on track. Here’s an easy place to start: eliminate all tariffs and discriminatory taxes on information and communications technology (ICT) products and services.

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*Source: Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF)*
*URL: https://itif.org/publications/2014/12/12/choosing-growth-over-protectionism/*