I've never understood why countries like the EU pass strict environment and labor laws and then DONT place some kind of tariff or tax on countries without those restrictions. Not only to offset making your own market less able to compete on cost, but to provide a financial incentive for the other countries to up their game on environmental and worker quality-of-life issues (if that is the overall aim).
>I've never understood why countries like the EU pass strict environment and labor laws and then DONT place some kind of tariff or tax on countries without those restrictions.
This happens all the time though? GMO are very restricted there, so farmers there can't use them. Imports are also banned.
Because those ither countries would and do lie all the zime to placate delusional western citizens . it would result in tax carousels with countries were there is no legal recourse.