date:Jun 16, 2020
The government has been accused on misleading the public over claims that EU wine importation costs would be nil or negligible.
The governments claims come months after discussions with the Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) originally led to an agreement to suspend the costly paperwork.
Despite this initial recognition of the burden it would place on UK wine businesses, the government has U-turned on this promise at a later date but the WSTA argues it is inconceivable that they are not