Rishi Sunak's wife owns part of firm that funnelled money through Mauritius
by Juliette Garside from World news | The Guardian on (#5B0VD)
Exclusive: Akshata Murty owns 5% of IMM, which used structure that could reduce taxes payable in India
The wife of the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, is a shareholder in a restaurants business that funnelled investments through a letterbox company in the tax haven of Mauritius, in a structure that could allow its backers to avoid taxes in India.
The business, International Market Management (IMM), is hoping to build a chain of dozens of restaurants across India, via franchise agreements with the celebrity chef Jamie Oliver and the American fast food brand Wendy's.
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