British trade minister pledges to fight 'unfair' US tariffs - The Telegraph

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British Trade Secretary Liz Truss pledged to fight U.S tariffs on Scotch whisky, calling them 'unacceptable and unfair' in an op-ed in the ...

British Trade Secretary Liz Truss pledged to fight U.S tariffs on Scotch whisky, calling them"unacceptable and unfair" in an op-ed in the Telegraph on Sunday.

"I will fight to consign these unfair tariffs to the bin of history", she wrote , while accusing the European Union of failing to protect British and Scottish interests.The U.S. government said last week it would maintain 15per cent tariffs on Airbus aircraft and 25per cent tariffs on other European goods as part of a long-running trade dispute, although it held off adding some extra tariffs as it had threatened.

"U.S. tariffs on Scotch whisky are unacceptable and unfair. I cannot be clearer about that," Truss wrote."Whisky-making is one of our great industries and a jewel in our national crown."

 

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