Responding to this morning’s (Tuesday 14 January) announcement that Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) representatives will visit US government trade officials in Washington DC amid concerns of further tariff increases on single malt whisky, GMB Scotland Organiser for Whisky & Spirits, Keir Greenaway, said: 

“This is bad news for the Scottish economy and should also set alarm bells ringing for UK-US trade negotiations post Brexit. 

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