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    Premierminister sichert Zollsenkung für schottischen Whisky in China im Wert von 250 Millionen Pfund zu


    Premierminister sichert Zollsenkung für schottischen Whisky in China im Wert von 250 Millionen Pfund zu

    https://www.gov.uk/government/news/prime-minister-secures-scotch-whisky-tariff-cut-in-china-worth-250-million

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    1. BestButtons on

      > The Prime Minister has secured a significant win for Scotland’s iconic whisky industry, with China agreeing to cut tariffs on Scotch whisky from 10 per cent to 5 per cent.

      > The deal, signed during the Prime Minister’s visit to Beijing, will be worth £250 million to the UK economy over the next 5 years. China is currently Scotch whisky’s 10th largest market by value, and this tariff reduction will help Scottish distillers compete more effectively in one of the world’s fastest-growing consumer markets.

      > This latest success follows the landmark UK-India trade deal, which slashed Indian import tariffs on Scotch and is set to increase sales to India by up to £1 billion a year. That deal alone is expected to grow the Scottish economy by £190 million annually.

      Reporting on STV: https://news.stv.tv/politics/china-to-cut-tariffs-on-scotch-whisky-after-prime-minister-secures-deal

    3. JB_UK on

      A 5% cut in Whisky tariffs worth £250m over 5 years? Do we really sell £1bn worth of whisky to China each year? These figures must have some generous assumptions.

      Edit: I found this from the WSJ:

      > The government said it expects whisky exports to China to be worth roughly 250 million pounds ($345.2 million) to the U.K. economy over the next five years as tariffs are lowered to 5% from 10%.

      So £250m is the projected total sales over 5 years, with the best will in the world I’m not sure a ‘£250m boost’ as a result of the tariff is entirely honest as a headline. That would mean the change in tariff revenue would be 5% of that, each year that’s £2.5m. It may well boost the figures but the increase will be much lower than these figures, if it causes a 20% increase in sales that’s £10m a year.

    4. urbanspaceman85 on

      Had honestly forgotten what it was like to have a government *actually fucking doing things*.

    5. SeekerofWisd0m on

      We’ve heard of what we’ve gained, this and visa free travel, but not what we’ve given ?

    8. Sickinmytechchunk on

      Adults being in charge does wonders. Reform would just be Tory psychodrama, seconds out, round 1000+ for 5 years.

    9. unbelievablydull82 on

      If they hadn’t behaved in such a reprehensible way towards disabled people, I’d be impressed

    10. No-Medicine1230 on

      Excellent. Starmer and his gang are actually doing bits. While you’re over there, can you see a way of getting Hauwei equipment back over here, 5G is fucking awful these days

    11. TaffWaffler on

      I genuinely believe that Starmer is an incredible statesman, maybe one of the best we have had in decades.

    13. StrikingBusiness3207 on

      I can’t wait to reap the benefits of this scotch whiskey tariff cut. 

      *Breathes a huge sigh of relief 

    14. Ajax_Trees_Again on

      I think Starmer might be the best PM of the 21st century albeit almost by default

    15. jashford2 on

      He’s so boringly half competent I love it, it’s a shame they flip flopped and uturned so much early on political capital wise, god i efff ing hope they turn things around enough for the next election 🫩

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