Secretary of State for International Trade Liz Truss has promised to lower US tariffs on Scotch whiskey after the ‘bucket of history’, as she accused Brussels of not doing enough to protect British interests.
The Secretary of Commerce wrote in The Telegraph on Monday that whiskey is a “jewel in our national crown” and that “unacceptable and unfair” tariffs have been imposed by Washington.
In October, the US won a statement allowing it to stack $ 7.5 billion (£ 5.7 billion) tariffs on EU imports as part of a 15-year battle between Airbus and Boeing.
The US said it would lower tariffs on shortbread and the threat of tariffs on British gin, sparkling wine and blended whiskey, but would not shift to single malt Scotch.
Mrs Truss said: “This issue describes why it is so important for Britain to have its own independent trade policy.
“For the first time in almost 50 years, we will be able to trade our own business, set our own tariff policy and export the best of Britain abroad in a way we could not have as part of the EU. ”
She wrote: “Although we now have some more powers, from 1 January we will again be an independent trading nation, with our own tariff regime, and we will be able to take immediate control of this.”
While resuming the last round of Brexit talks, Ms Truss said the European Union had failed to act in the interests of Britain – and in the interests of Scotland in particular – and had not made much progress in resolving a problem. that years ago would have to be sorted. ‘
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