美加征关税惹急英国：为威士忌而战！

原标题：美加征关税惹急英国：为威士忌而战！

即使是作为盟友的英国，也无可避免地被美国四处加征关税的行为所波及。

近日，受美国与欧洲贸易战影响，苏格兰威士忌被美国纳入加征关税的商品清单，英国对此表示强烈不满。

美国政府上周表示，维持对空客飞机征收15%的关税，并对其他欧洲商品征收25%关税的决定，新关税清单将于9月1日正式生效。

作为美国与欧盟这场旷日持久的贸易争端的一部分，自去年10月18日美国正式提出对75亿美元欧盟输美产品加征关税以来，美欧围绕贸易问题展开多次谈判。此次美国调整了商品清单，剔除部分来自希腊和英国的商品，替换为同等贸易价值的法国和德国商品。

但即使脱了欧，美国与欧盟的战火仍然引到了英国身上。苏格兰威士忌作为英国具有代表性的商品之一，对英国经济的整体贡献巨大，加征关税将给英国造成不小损失。威士忌行业警告称，该决定将使其未来面临风险。

英国政府也不再保持沉默，而是强势发声，要求美国降低对单一麦芽苏格兰威士忌等商品的关税。

英国国际贸易大臣利兹•特拉斯在英国《电讯报》发布文章，谈及关税问题，她直指美国对苏格兰威士忌征收的关税是“不可接受且不公平的”，并表示将与美国就关税问题作斗争，“争取把这些不公平的关税送进历史的垃圾箱”。

特拉斯强调，向苏格兰威士忌征收关税的做法不仅让英国相关行业遭受打击，也损害了美国消费者的利益。加征关税之后，苏格兰威士忌出口美国的规模就下降了30%，将造成至少3亿英镑（约27.2亿元人民币）的经济损失。

British Secretary of State for International Trade Liz Truss has pledged to fight U.S tariffs on Scotch whisky， calling them “unacceptable and unfair” in an op-ed in the Sunday Telegraph newspaper。

“I will fight to consign these unfair tariffs to the bin of history，” she wrote， while accusing the European Union of failing to protect British interests。

The U.S。 government said last week it would maintain 15 percent tariffs on Airbus aircraft and 25 percent tariffs on other European goods as part of a long-running trade dispute， although it held off adding some extra tariffs as it had threatened。

Britain had said it would step up demands for the United States to drop tariffs on goods such as single malt Scotch whisky after the industry warned a decision by Washington to retain the levy was putting its future at risk。

“U.S。 tariffs on Scotch whisky are unacceptable and unfair。 I cannot be clearer about that，” Truss wrote。 “Whisky-making is one of our great industries and a jewel in our national crown。”

随着与美国的第四轮谈判即将展开，英国寄希望于通过此次与美国代表的会面解决现有关税问题。

她补充说：“在日本问题上，我们已经就协议的主要内容达成共识，这将超越欧盟与日本的协议。”她重申了早些时候的报道，即两国寻求在8月底前达成贸易协议。

特拉斯表示，“我坚信自由和公平贸易仍然是世界和英国前进的最好方式”。

Truss said she would meet with her U.S。 counterpart， Robert Lighthizer， in the coming weeks， as round four of UK-U.S。 negotiations begins， during which she will address the existing tariffs on single malt Scotch and a host of other products。

“On Japan， we have consensus on the major elements of a deal that will go beyond the agreement the EU has with Japan，” she added， reaffirming earlier reports that both countries seek to agree on a trade deal by the end of August。

Britain， which left the European Union in January， is seeking to clinch a trade agreement with Japan based on the 2019 EU-Japan agreement by the end of the year， when Britain‘s no-change transition arrangement with the EU will expire。

“I firmly believe free and fair trade remains the best way forward for the world and for Britain，” she wrote， adding that talks with the United States， Japan， Australia and New Zealand to strike new free trade agreements were progressing well。

原标题：美加征关税惹急英国：为威士忌而战！

即使是作为盟友的英国，也无可避免地被美国四处加征关税的行为所波及。

近日，受美国与欧洲贸易战影响，苏格兰威士忌被美国纳入加征关税的商品清单，英国对此表示强烈不满。

美国政府上周表示，维持对空客飞机征收15%的关税，并对其他欧洲商品征收25%关税的决定，新关税清单将于9月1日正式生效。

作为美国与欧盟这场旷日持久的贸易争端的一部分，自去年10月18日美国正式提出对75亿美元欧盟输美产品加征关税以来，美欧围绕贸易问题展开多次谈判。此次美国调整了商品清单，剔除部分来自希腊和英国的商品，替换为同等贸易价值的法国和德国商品。

但即使脱了欧，美国与欧盟的战火仍然引到了英国身上。苏格兰威士忌作为英国具有代表性的商品之一，对英国经济的整体贡献巨大，加征关税将给英国造成不小损失。威士忌行业警告称，该决定将使其未来面临风险。

英国政府也不再保持沉默，而是强势发声，要求美国降低对单一麦芽苏格兰威士忌等商品的关税。

英国国际贸易大臣利兹•特拉斯在英国《电讯报》发布文章，谈及关税问题，她直指美国对苏格兰威士忌征收的关税是“不可接受且不公平的”，并表示将与美国就关税问题作斗争，“争取把这些不公平的关税送进历史的垃圾箱”。

特拉斯强调，向苏格兰威士忌征收关税的做法不仅让英国相关行业遭受打击，也损害了美国消费者的利益。加征关税之后，苏格兰威士忌出口美国的规模就下降了30%，将造成至少3亿英镑（约27.2亿元人民币）的经济损失。

British Secretary of State for International Trade Liz Truss has pledged to fight U.S tariffs on Scotch whisky， calling them “unacceptable and unfair” in an op-ed in the Sunday Telegraph newspaper。

“I will fight to consign these unfair tariffs to the bin of history，” she wrote， while accusing the European Union of failing to protect British interests。

The U.S。 government said last week it would maintain 15 percent tariffs on Airbus aircraft and 25 percent tariffs on other European goods as part of a long-running trade dispute， although it held off adding some extra tariffs as it had threatened。

Britain had said it would step up demands for the United States to drop tariffs on goods such as single malt Scotch whisky after the industry warned a decision by Washington to retain the levy was putting its future at risk。

“U.S。 tariffs on Scotch whisky are unacceptable and unfair。 I cannot be clearer about that，” Truss wrote。 “Whisky-making is one of our great industries and a jewel in our national crown。”

随着与美国的第四轮谈判即将展开，英国寄希望于通过此次与美国代表的会面解决现有关税问题。

她补充说：“在日本问题上，我们已经就协议的主要内容达成共识，这将超越欧盟与日本的协议。”她重申了早些时候的报道，即两国寻求在8月底前达成贸易协议。

特拉斯表示，“我坚信自由和公平贸易仍然是世界和英国前进的最好方式”。

Truss said she would meet with her U.S。 counterpart， Robert Lighthizer， in the coming weeks， as round four of UK-U.S。 negotiations begins， during which she will address the existing tariffs on single malt Scotch and a host of other products。

“On Japan， we have consensus on the major elements of a deal that will go beyond the agreement the EU has with Japan，” she added， reaffirming earlier reports that both countries seek to agree on a trade deal by the end of August。

Britain， which left the European Union in January， is seeking to clinch a trade agreement with Japan based on the 2019 EU-Japan agreement by the end of the year， when Britain‘s no-change transition arrangement with the EU will expire。

“I firmly believe free and fair trade remains the best way forward for the world and for Britain，” she wrote， adding that talks with the United States， Japan， Australia and New Zealand to strike new free trade agreements were progressing well。