India Tightens Income Tax Noose On Sanofi-Aventis' Shantha Biotech Deal
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
India's tax authority claims it is owed for capital gains on the deal between two French companies because it was an Indian company that changed hands.
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