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The First Minister has flown to Washington DC to push for a better deal on Scotch whisky tariffs that are currently costing £4 million per week. ‌

John Swinney flew to the US capital on Monday, joined by a delegation from the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA). ‌

They will jointly engage with representatives of the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (Discus) to advocate for a better deal including potentially zero-for-zero tariffs on spirits as part of the ongoing UK-USA trade negotiations. ‌

The trip, which is only expected to last a day, comes just over a week before President Donald Trump’ s State Visit to the UK.

Mr Swinney said: “During President Trump’s visit to Scotland in July, we succeeded in putting whisky firmly on the trade agenda and I pled

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