Trump says he plans to remove a 10% tariff on Irish whiskey

Doonbeg, Ireland: US President Donald Trump saidat the end of a visit to Ireland on Sunday that he would remove a 10 per cent tariff on Irish whiskey, a duty that currently falls under those imposed on all European Union wine and spirit exports to the United States.

Trump made the announcement in front of a crowd of Irish golf fans at a tournament held at a course owned by his family. He met Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin in Dublin on Saturday at the start of a 48-hour visit to the country.

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