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Originally Posted by TheDaddy
I'm not sure I buy this, it'd be an incredibly callous individual to risk so many lives just to look good announcing a trade deal
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I'm sure everyone wishes it were wrong but Sky, Telegraph, The Times are all stating it. No one has come up with another reason and experts interviewed on other media have suggested it is the case as well.
Don't forget, it was just before local elections and a successful trade deal would also address the 150% tariffs and 28 differing state rules in exporting spirits to India. If resolved, this could put a dampner on Scottish independence.
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Securing improved market access to India is the [Scottish Whisky] Association's number one trade priority
India sees sales of more than 50m bottles of whisky every year, yet Scotch Whisky accounts for just 2% of the market. This is partly due to the 150% tariff applied by the Government of India, but the country’s federal structure also complicates the market for the industry with responsibility for alcohol devolved to individual states in India, creating in effect 28 separate markets each with differing regulations, taxes and restrictions
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https://www.scotch-whisky.org.uk/ins...ational-trade/