NewzFormer US President Donald Trump has lifted tariffs on Irish whiskey, a move that comes as a potential ban on alcoholic beverages looms for Canada. The tariffs on Irish whiskey had been implemented months prior as part of a standard set of levies applied by Trump to European Union imports, before being reduced to 10 per cent in July.
The decision to drop the Irish whiskey duties provides relief to European producers, contrasting sharply with the escalating trade tensions facing Canada. The looming booze ban underscores a shifting landscape of US trade policy and targeted restrictions against northern neighbors, even as concessions are made on European goods.
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