CONSTITUENCY BREAKDOWN SHOWS THE TEN CONSTITUENCIES WHICH COULD BE HARDEST HIT INCLUDING ABERAVON, SCUNTHORPE AND NEWPORT EAST
The UK parliamentary constituencies most at risk from Donald Trump’s steel tariffs are revealed in GMB analysis.
Trump protectionist administration has slapped a 25% tariff on steel and a 10% tariff on aluminium, citing national security interests. [1].
Britain’s steel industry directly contributes £2 billion to the economy every year, official figures show. [2]
The findings emerge as GMB’s 101st annual congress takes place in Brighton this week.
In total, more than a billion pounds are paid in wages to steelworkers across the country each year.
That adds up to more than £230m paid to the exchequer in tax and national insurance contributions.
The constituency most at risk is Aberavon, where 4,200 people work in the steel industry. [See note 3 for full list of constituencies]
Scunthorpe [3,060] has the second most number of steel jobs, followed by Newport East [1,250].
The full top ten is as follows:
Employment – Earnings, and income tax plus NI payments – Parliamentary constituency 2010 – Total Total earnings contribution – Tax payments
Aberavon – 4,200 – £143,529,600 – £31,722,216
Scunthorpe – 3,060 – £105,262,280 – £23,332,929
Newport East – 1,250 – £43,116,250 – £9,568,850
Corby – 1,020 – £28,434,010 – £5,648,550
Rotherham – 970 – £32,946,260 – £7,261,604
Leeds Central – 950 – £26,746,600 – £5,345,366
Sheffield South East – 865 – £28,563,820 – £6,214,404
Cardiff South and Penarth 850 – £28,983,800 – £6,399,538
Alyn and Deeside – 840 – £28,798,720 – £6,374,139
Penistone and Stocksbridge – 810 – £27,854,480 – £6,173,463
The levies have now been imposed on the EU, Canada and Mexico, after they were previously granted exemptions.
TIM ROACHE, GMB GENERAL SECRETARY, SAID:
“These figures hammer home the potential harm of Donald Trump’s tariffs.
“The UK has more than 30,000 steel jobs. These tariffs could have a devastating impact on jobs, steel communities and the wider UK economy.
“This Government needs to stand up for our steel industry and UK manufacturing, not leave us at the whim of a protectionist President who will only ever put America first.”
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