Delighted to welcome Gary Bouse, SNP Candidate for #FalkirkWest to Rosebank Distillery today, to discuss the opportunities and challenges for the #ScotchWhisky industry 🥃
We’re thrilled that the SWA is included on the first cohort of organisations helping to roll out #GrowthSpurt, ensuring new parents coming back from their leave have the tools they need for a smooth and welcoming transition back into a very different work-life balance.
Hear from Laura, Dawn and Andrew on why legal protection for #ScotchWhisky around the world is so critical, and how they defend the reputation of Scotland's national drink.
📰 "[SWA] argued that supporting the UK spirits industry with action will save the public purse more than £300m. "Recent figures show inflation has remained at 3.8%, with the SWA stating that excise duty is one of the few ways that the UK government can directly impact it." 👉 https://bit.ly/430z9KK
#ICYMI: A duty freeze is “an investment in British business, British exports, and British jobs - and a chance to back one of the UK’s most successful & globally recognised industries, alongside the sectors that bring these products to life” via Scottish Chambers of Commerce 👉 https://bit.ly/4qLXq1p
Delighted to welcome Natalie Don-Innes, MSP for Renfrewshire North & West, to Glasgow Distillery at the end of last week to showcase how #WhiskyMakesScotland.
👏 UK Spirits Alliance are calling for a freeze on spirits duty in the upcoming #AutumnBudget. Alongside a coalition of drinks, tourism and farming bodies, businesses from across the country are pushing for support from HM Treasury so distillers are able to grow and invest 📈
We're calling on the UK Government to recognise the contribution of the sector, from accountants to wholesalers who can say #IMakeWhisky and commit to #SupportScotch in the upcoming Autumn Budget, with a multi-year freeze on excise duty.
🆕 The SWA is urging the Chancellor to deliver a multi-year freeze on spirits duty in next month’s #AutumnBudget, as the industry faces mounting regulatory and taxation costs at home and unstable global trading conditions.
The International Director will shape and deliver SWA’s international agenda, securing trade wins, tackling barriers to growth, and representing Scotch Whisky at the highest political and commercial levels.
Scotch Whisky is crucial to the UK’s economic prosperity 🥃
We're calling on the Chancellor to #SupportScotch with a multi-year freeze on excise duty on spirits, and allow the industry to protect jobs, achieve growth and maintain investment, delivering more Treasury revenue in return 📈
Come and join our team! The Press and Social Media officer communicates industry priorities, successes and challenges to an external audience through our digital channels and via the press office 📰 📲
SWA Chief Executive Mark Kent has joined PM Keir Starmer, SoS for Scotland Douglas Alexander, & SoS for Business and Trade Peter Kyle on a trade mission to India this week, following the landmark UK-India FTA announced earlier this year 🇮🇳 🥃 🏴
"Hospitality, and within it, the #ScotchWhisky industry, is being #TaxedOut." UKHospitality's CEO Allen Simpson and Executive Director, Scotland Leon Thompson call for the government to #SupportScotch and the wider hospitality industry with a multi-year freeze on excise duty in the Autumn Budget.
Interested in investing in a cask of Scotch Whisky? 🥃 Potential investors should understand something of the structure & operating methods of the industry to assess the risk versus the reward of cask investment proposals. 👉 https://scotch-whisky.co/Cask_Investment_Guidance
🥃💼 Spirited Careers is a dedicated website, created by the #ScotchWhisky industry, for anyone looking for jobs vacancies or skills requirements for a career in our sector.
Earlier this month, we were delighted to join the SF&D team and Kirsty McNeill at Dover House, showcasing Scotland's food and drink offering & launching the latest S&FD report, identifying the levers that will drive growth and help achieve sustainability. 👉 scotch-whisky.co/levers-for-growth
#IMakeWhisky: from warehouse operators to global sales directors to office managers, thousands of different roles make up the #ScotchWhisky industry 💼 🥃 We're calling for a multi-year freeze in spirits duty in the Budget, to protect jobs, back investment & #SupportScotch. 👉 scotch-whisky.co/excise
Spirits like Scotch account for a 1/3 of on-trade profits but only 15% of alcohol? A duty hike on spirits hits hospitality where it hurts. With more on-trade closures looming, supporting premium spirits will boost the on-trade more than high volume products like 🍺👉scotch-whisky.co/excise
#DidYouKnow Spirits like Scotch account for a 1/3 of on-trade profits but only 18% of serves? A duty hike on spirits hits hospitality where it hurts. With more on-trade closures looming, supporting premium spirits will boost the on-trade more than high volume products like 🍺👉scotch-whisky.co/excise
