The industry’s trade body said that Scotch whisky supported 66,000 jobs across the UKThe Scotch whisky industry added more than £7 billion to the UK economy in one year and supports 66,000 jobs, according to research. The Scotch Whisky Association, the trade body, said that about 41,000 direct and indirect roles were in Scotland, with the rest spread across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. SponsoredThe gross valued added total of £7.1 billion for 2022 was 29 per cent greater than in 2018, when the association’s economic impact report was last published. Some of that growth was related to rising sales and the opening of new distilleries. A big investment in visitor attractions, such as the Johnnie Walker experience in Edinburgh, which was opened in 2021, was also a factor, along with spending on technology to move the

Source: The Times January 16, 2024 15:15 UTC