Trump threatened with 20-percent customs duty on products from Mexico

The dispute between America and Mexico is escalating. Firstly, a planned meeting on the subject of the wall of the border. Then Trump announces what might threaten the next neighbour in the south.

To finance the construction of the wall on the border with Mexico, the American President Donald Trump could introduce a penalty. Imports from the neighbouring country with a duty of 20 percent to be an example, said on Thursday the Trump spokesman, Sean Spicer. Having previously said that this import tax was the first step towards a larger tax reform and as a measure to finance the wall by Mexico, he relativised a short time later:

"This is not a political proposal, but just an example of how the Wall could be paid." In this way, ten billion dollars can be taken annually, which makes the border "easy to pay". The Mexican national, Enrique Peña Nieto, had previously refused to accept Trumps, that Mexico should pay billions for the construction of the frontier wall.

The announcement of the White House followed an eclat on a planned meeting between Trump and his colleague Enrique Peña Nieto. He had blown off the meeting - over the short news service. "Mexico reaffirms its readiness to work with the United States on agreements that are useful to both states," the Mexican President wrote. He had already critically criticised trumps in a videotape."Mexico does do not believe in walls. Mexico will not pay for the wall.