Govt to hold talks with liquor firms as bulk Scotch tariff row threatens UK deal

Government officials will meet executives from domestic and foreign liquor firms on Monday over a dispute involving bulk Scotch whisky imports. Domestic firms have joined Diageo and Pernod in raising concerns about a government investigation into alleged customs misclassification of bulk Scotch imports. The probe has triggered the first major tariff dispute under India-UK Free Trade Agreement.