TREASURY TARNISH TO WHISKY’S GLEAMING FESTIVE SALES  

NEW YEAR RESOLUTION DEMAND OVER WHISKY SOUR  As first footers and revellers toast the New Year, the MP for Scotland's premier Whisky producing constituency, Angus Robertson, has called on the UK Government to make the introduction of a fair tax regime for the premier product a New Year resolution.   Mr Robertson, whose Moray constituency contains more than half of all malt whisky distilleries, slammed the UK Government for continuing to cream an unfair tax off the whisky industry. The run up to Christmas is the most important period for domestic whisky sales. More than 40% of malt and 30% of blended whisky sales take place on the run up to the festive season.  At the Pre-Budget report earlier this month, the Chancellor, who takes 70% of the price of the average bottle of whisky in tax, ignored repeated calls to decrease whisky tax. At the Budget earlier this year...