NewzU.S. President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that he plans to remove a 10% tariff on Irish whiskey. The announcement was made during the trophy ceremony at the close of a golf tournament while Trump was visiting his golf course in Doonbeg, Ireland.
According to Trump, the decision to lift the levy was made because "everybody's been bugging me" about the issue following appeals. Irish whiskey currently faces the standard tariff that the U.S. President imposed on most imports originating from the European Union, a rate that was previously reduced from 15% to 10% in July.
This policy change marks the latest shift in trade actions taken by the administration. The removal of the specific tariff on the Irish product directly addresses concerns raised by those who had pressured the U.S. leader regarding the existing import duties.
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