A Prime Minister-led trade mission to India this week will drive home the benefits of the landmark UK - India trade deal for Scottish businesses. The deal is set to grow the Scottish economy by £190 million a year.

Scotch whisky is a big winner in the UK Government’s deal with India, the best deal that any country has ever agreed with the fourth largest economy in the world. Indian import tariffs on Scotch are set to be slashed, meaning a potential increase in sales to India of £1 billion a year, growing market share in the world’s largest whisky market.

Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander and representatives of the whisky Industry are now set to press home the advantages of the historic trade deal with India as part of the Prime Minister’s trade mission this week. The trip will include

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