Kalistani Major History

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January 4115
by Natalia Vladu

Kalistan sanctions kick in, trade war looms



Following the passing of Lucian Petrescu's Sanctions against Kalistan bill, a 20% tariff has been imposed on all goods and services being imported from Kalistan. The effects are already being felt on the high street, with big name stores announcing price increases and blaming them on the sanctions. Most dramatically, the supermarket chain Superfoods has announced it will no longer stock the coffee brand Kalikoffee, following a disagreement with the supplier over price increases.

Rasvan Jonker of the Confederation Business Association has warned consumers to "expect more price increases and shortages of certain products and services".

Kalistan is widely expected to retaliate with sanctions of its own, which most economists predict will damage the economies of both nations.

Lucian Petrescu, the political figurehead of the sanctions campaign, was booed by protesters this morning as he came out of the front door of his house in Cetatea Alba. Later in the day, several protesters were arrested for illegally smoking cannabis in Petrescu's garden and trying to cultivate cannabis plants on his lawn.

The Hosian Democratic Union has issued a statement, expressing that the party "empathises with the pain the sanctions are causing" but urging the public "to understand the necessity of fighting this battle to stop our country being flooded with illegal drugs that are wreaking havoc in our communities".