British booze firms selling abroad promised £100M boost amid slashing red tape
COMPANIES selling alcohol abroad are being promised a £100million boost from the latest removal of trade barriers.
Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch has secured deals in South America and Africa to bring in millions more customers.
They add to the 400 trade barriers removed across 70 countries in the past two years.
Ms Badenoch toasted the moves while visiting Glenkinchie Distillery, the home of Johnnie Walker whisky, near Edinburgh.
She said: “Every week we remove a trade barrier somewhere around the world.
“From whisky in Argentina to gin in Angola, we’re slashing red tape and opening access to new markets.
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“My message to UK businesses is clear — make the most of the huge global appetite for your fantastic products.”
“As we line up deals with huge markets around the globe, including India, I can’t wait to celebrate the even greater wins which lie ahead.”
The Trade Secretary also referred to Britain’s hopeful deals with the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade group.
Alcohol exports reached £6.5billion last year.
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Two weeks ago, Ms Badenoch told New York big wigs “Britain is back open for business” in her first trade mission to the States.
The Tory grassroots darling said that Britain has the most innovative and creative economy in the world.