India seeks UK carbon tax exemption in free trade deal talks
by Eleni Courea Political correspondent from Environment | The Guardian on (#6M6HW)
Exclusive: India seeking to use approach of UK election as bargaining chip and any exemption would be controversial
India is demanding an exemption from the UK's planned carbon tax as part of negotiations aiming to finalise a free trade deal before the UK election.
India's negotiating team have spent this week in London in a surprise set of talks to try to overcome the remaining hurdles to an agreement.
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