Trump scraps Scotch whisky tariffs ‘in honor’ of King Charles
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Former President Donald Trump announced the removal of U.S. tariffs on Scotch whisky, citing the influence of King Charles during the monarch's recent state visit to the United States. The move follows sustained lobbying by Scottish and U.K. officials concerned about economic losses and job impacts in the whisky industry. The U.S. and U.K. are set to return to zero-for-zero tariff conditions on whisky and bourbon exports, a development welcomed by industry leaders.
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Officials from the Scottish and U.K. governments had lobbied for a return to the zero-for-zero tariff conditions on spirit exports, which the Scotch Whisky Association said in September was costing its members £4 million ($5.44 million) per week in lost exports. Scotland's First Minister John Swinney, who leads the devolved government in Edinburgh, said in a statement after Trump's announcement that he had made it his mission "to do everything possible to lift U.S. tariffs on our whisky.""People's jobs were at stake," he said. "Millions of pounds were being lost every month from the Scottish economy ... I express my thanks to the President for listening and acting to lift the tariffs.
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