NEW DELHI - Indian investigators have concluded Pernod Ricard withheld the age and composition of its Scotch whisky imports to hide their true value and pay lower tariffs, sparking a legal fight after the French company was asked to pay $314 million in back taxes, documents show.
Pernod, the maker of Chivas Regal whisky and Absolut vodka - which counts India as its biggest global market by volume - is seeking to quash a September decision by arguing that it was not given access to key pricing data in the investigation.
