“The President asked us, his team, to analyze this, and we are now in the process of fulfilling his instructions.

He has to make a decision, ”RIA Novosti quotes her.

She noted that for the US economy, the abolition of tariffs on the import of consumer goods can be useful.

However, Raimondo said the tariffs on steel and aluminum that were introduced during the presidency of Donald Trump are very likely to be maintained "because we need to protect American workers, the steel industry."

According to the minister, Biden's main goal is to curb inflation.

Earlier it became known that the price of gasoline in the US reached a historic high.