British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday came out fighting against Opposition criticism over a double taxation clause in the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with India, designed to prevent temporary workers paying in social security contributions in both countries.
The Double Contribution Convention, one of India’s key asks in the trade deal negotiations concluded on Tuesday, means Indian workers seconded to Britain will not have to pay National Insurance contributions for the first three years – an exemption which also applies to British workers in India.
However, the UK Opposition Conservative Party dubbed this as “two-tier taxes” that would unfairly benefit Indian workers while costing the UK Treasury millions of pounds.
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