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"Whisky maker Diageo fears impact of Scottish independence"

Posted: 14:30 Fri 30 May 2014
by AW77
As Whisky is cherished on this forum as well as port, this article might be of interest:
http://www.theguardian.com/business/201 ... nce-whisky

Re: "Whisky maker Diageo fears impact of Scottish independen

Posted: 16:29 Fri 30 May 2014
by LGTrotter
I can't imagine they will all shut up shop and go home. They are probably just softening us up for a price hike if independence happens.

Re: "Whisky maker Diageo fears impact of Scottish independen

Posted: 09:07 Sun 01 Jun 2014
by Alex Bridgeman
LGTrotter wrote:I can't imagine they will all shut up shop and go home. They are probably just softening us up for a price hike if independence happens.
Well an independent Scotland will have to get their funding from taxing something. What else is there to tax now that the English have stolen all the oil?

Re: "Whisky maker Diageo fears impact of Scottish independen

Posted: 09:18 Sun 01 Jun 2014
by DRT
AHB wrote:Well an independent Scotland will have to get their funding from taxing something. What else is there to tax now that the English have stolen all the oil?
Correction: the English have retained the right to tax the Americans who own the oil.

Perhaps Presedente Salamanca will offer free whisky prescriptions of the SNHS?