EU steel action plan expected to include punitive tariff proposal

UK opposes scrapping rule that restricts harsh levies on dumped goods as Europe grabbles with industy crisis blamed on subsidised Chinese steelAn EU action plan to help Europe’s struggling steel industry to be announced on Wednesday is expected to include a proposal to levy punitive tariffs on subsidised Chinese imports, a move the UK government will oppose.Axel Eggert, director general of the European Steel Association (Eurofer), said the situation for Europe’s steel industry was no