BRIDGEPORT — U.S. Rep. Jim Himes said Friday that the tariffs on newsprint — the paper used by newspapers — which were overturned this week had been “putatively imposed” and harmed large and small media companies in the United States. “The tariffs, some of which were as high as 20 percent, drove up costs for newspapers across the country, especially affecting smaller and local papers without the budget cushion to absorb such a massive increase,” said Himes, a Connecticut Democrat representing the state’s 4th District. The tariffs were struck down Wednesday by the United States International Trade Commission. Newspaper publishers in Connecticut were happy to hear the news.
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