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EU renews spat with India over wine tax

By Frances Williams in Geneva

Published: September 22 2008 18:21 | Last updated: September 22 2008 18:21

The European Union launched new dispute proceedings against India at the World Trade Organisation on Monday over taxes and restrictions on European wine and spirits imposed by three Indian states.

Brussels suspended a WTO case last year against discriminatory federal-level duties on wine and spirit imports after the Indian government removed them. But the European Commission says Goa, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, among India’s biggest markets for wines and spirits, continue to apply tax and other measures that unfairly penalise imports.

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