Minister for Agriculture: ‘Tariffs will apply under WTO rules in no-deal Brexit’
Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue says a no-deal Breixt will be very 'challenging' for Irish agriculture. File Picture.
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, has confirmed that tariffs will apply to Irish goods going into the UK in the event of a no-deal Brexit scenario because of World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules.
The Minister, who spoke to the Irish Examiner on Tuesday said, that while the situation was one that the Irish Government wanted to “avoid”, once applied the tariffs would cause major challenges for Irish agriculture.
