IPhone and MacBook will have a 25% tax in the United States according to statements by Donald Trump

Some statements by Donald Trump could mean an increase in the tax on Apple devices by up to 25%, something that according to Trump is something that an average American family can easily assume.

We do not get too into politics if we say that Donald Trump is a president with a peculiar way of announcing his intentions, almost all with press statements and with more effects than those usually associated with comments to the media.

Now we have a new change in this way, since in a statement to the Wall Street Journal, Donald Trump plans to increase the tax on products made in China. Although this would be the vast majority of technology, the president focused specifically on iPhones and MacBooks, commenting that it is something that most Americans can assume, a few too bold words despite numerous expert recommendations not to upload. Taxes on imports due to their dependence on raw materials and manufactured products in other countries.

On January XNUMX, the price of iPhones and MacBooks will rise in the United States

There are many who have taken advantage of a trip to the United States to take advantage of a lower price for an Apple product. It is calculated that an iPhone could cost $ 75 more than now and a MacBook would cost around $ 125 more. It is not so much compared to what they end up costing, but they can be a disincentive for many buyers, something that Apple cannot allow due to the continuous rumors of low sales of its latest models.

Apple consumers already expect high prices, but it does not mean that they can have such high taxes as a result of a trade war that most economists deem counterproductive and that is doing nothing more than hampering an American industry that is going through a hard time to the time to compete against other countries with lower wage and manufacturing costs.

Source: Wall Street Journal