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The Notice Board provides up-to-the-minute news and information on Scotch Whisky-related issues. Please follow the links to find out more:
Commission Bulldoze Cuts 13th June 2000
Comment on deal between China and EU 19th May 2000
Paying for Rain 18th April 2000
New Name for Contacts Book 13th April 2000
Scotch Exports Break £2 Billion for Seventh Year 28th March 2000
Scotch Industry Welcomes Reduced Discrimination 21st March 2000
Budget Day Contacts 13th March 2000
Scotch Site Wins Web Award 10th March 2000
Scotch Seeks MP Support for Duty Cut 16th February 2000
Scotch Producers Urge Speedy WTO Talks 26th November 1999
A MODERN INDUSTRY: AN OUTDATED TAX
Scotch passes government’s test of good business - Government fails its own tax test -
16th November 1999
Scotch Seeks MEP Backing For a Genuine Single Market 27th October 1999
Scotch Whisky Producers Reject Korean Proposals For Tax Reform 28th September 1999
Scotch Whisky Exports Fact Sheet (PDF Doc, 73kb) July 14th 1999
Scotch At A Glance Fact Sheets (PDF Doc, 222kb) July 14th 1999
Swiss Tax on Scotch Halved July 1st 1999
Scotch Whisky Industry Seeks Supportive Scottish Parliament April 19th 1999
Scotch Whisky Brief  For The Scottish Parliament (PDF Doc, 182Kb) April 19th 1999
Scotch Exports to EU Rise 3% Despite Difficult Trading Conditions Worldwide 18th March 1999
Scotch Whisky Disappointed At Duty Standstill 10th March 1999
Unions Join Call For Whisky Tax Cut To Boost Jobs And Sales 3rd March 1999
The Excise Duty on Spirits ... the Case for Another Drop
(PDF Document, 740kb)
22nd January 1999
Scotch Drinkers Can Raise A Glass To Good Health 14th December 1998
FactSheet:  Government's Test of Fair Taxation 25th November 1998
FactSheet:  Taxes in Europe 25th November 1998
Scotch Stand wins Labour Conference Prize 5th October 1998
Alcoholic Drinks Taxation: The Case for Reform 14th August 1998
Tax Cuts for Scotch in Taiwan 24th July 1998
European Court confirms Whisky definition 17th July 1998
Scotch at a Glance: 1997 Statistics 23rd June 1998
More Scotch Whisky Distilleries Welcome Visitors 1st May 1998
Scotch Safety Films on Show at European Film Festival 30th April 1998
Get Rid of the Tax Barrier at Home, Distillers Urge the Government 20th April 1998
New Public Affairs Committee Chairman 30th March 1998
Scotch Exports Climb to New Record 23rd March 1998
Chancellor takes First Step to Fairness 17th March 1998
Snags About Tags - Article on Security Tagging by Hugh Morison 9th March 1998
Japanese Tax Reform on Scotch Brought Forward - Second Tax Cut Five Months Early 17th Dec 1997
Scotch Producers Push Euro Linkage 12th Nov 1997
MEPs urged to press for Duty Free study 29th Oct 1997
Scotch Whisky supports EU tax moves against Chile 16th Oct 1997
Scotch producers call for free trade 16th Oct 1997
Chancellor urged: Follow Japanese tax cutting lead 30th Sept 1997
New market push for Scotch Whisky in Japan 19th Sept 1997
Scotch Whisky supports EU tax moves against South Korea 18th Sept 1997
EU Duty Free Ban Threatens more than 1300 Jobs in the UK Spirits Industry 28th August 1997
Scotch Whisky Disappointed at Widening Discrimination but Welcomes Review of Alcoholic Drinks Taxes 2nd July 1997
Britain's Man in Tokyo Celebrates with Scotch Whisky Producers 30th June 1997
MEPs Urges to Push the Case for Reform of EU Drinks Taxes 22nd May 1997
EU Urged to Fight Whisky Counterfeits in Taiwan 15th May 1997
1996: A Year of Success for Scotch, More to Come 21st April 1997
Marketing Push for Scotch in Japan 15th April 1997
Scotch Whisky Statistics 8th April 1997
Personal Investment in Scotch Whisky 3rd April 1997
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