Whiskey tariff removal for 'just Ireland', not EU - Trump
US President Donald Trump has said yesterday evening's move to lift tariffs on Irish whiskey applies to Ireland only and not the EU.
US President Donald Trump announced yesterday evening that he would remove tariffs on Irish whiskey, but only for Irish whiskey and not for the rest of the European Union. Irish whiskey sold in the United States was previously subject to a 10% tariff, giving it an unfair disadvantage compared to Scotch and Northern Irish whiskey, which currently face no tariff.
The President made the announcement at the end of the Irish Golf Open in Doonbeg, where Ireland's Shane Lowry won by an impressive 11 shots. The move was met with cheers and applause from the crowd. The Irish government and representatives of the Irish whiskey industry welcomed the decision. Eoin Ó Catháin, Director of the Irish Whiskey Association, expressed delight at the announcement, stating that the US is Ireland's biggest market and that the tariff had been a significant issue for the industry for the past year or so.
The association plans to continue working with colleagues in the US, Brussels, and Dublin to ensure full tariff liberalization for all of Ireland's drinks exports.
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