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2024-11-07 13:45:44 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 4F6F3891FF327FE876969DF514A2CE5FB8EAF122AFF07E9C12E4587D8AC5BB9C
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Tariffs are to discourage importing and give a differential tax advantage to local production. Scottish whisky is not imported and is taxed at the rate of all spirits. https://www.investopedia.com/terms/t/tariff.asp https://www.gov.uk/guidance/alcohol-duty-rates The historic £7.1b figure is total revenue, not tax. https://www.scotch-whisky.org.uk/industry-insights/facts-figures/ All tax raised in Scotland comes to Scotland.https://www.gov.scot/publications/government-expenditure-revenue-scotland-gers-2023-24/
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