India's Scotch probe of Diageo, Pernod undermining India-UK pact benefits, trade group says
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The British government said "iconic UK products" like whiskies would benefit from the pact. Indian investigators, however, have privately told companies the reduced rate does not apply to bulk Scotch concentrates, creating the first significant dispute over the free trade…
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- 01The British government says iconic UK products like whiskies would benefit from the pact.
- 02Indian investigators have privately told companies the reduced rate does not apply to bulk Scotch concentrates.
- 03A trade group says the probe undermines the pact's benefits, the first significant dispute since it took effect.