India: Finance minister wants action on global firms abusing dominance

India’s finance minister on Friday asked the country’s antitrust regulator to take action against global companies having no local presence but abusing their dominant position against the interests of consumers, reported Reuters. 

Last month, a senior government official had said that the government wanted the country’s antitrust body to assess whether the so-called “Big Four” auditing firms – PwC, EY, Deloitte and KPMG – and their affiliates were hurting competition in any manner. 

“CCI (Competition Commission of India) should take suo moto cognisance of global companies having no presence in India but abusing Indian consumers,” Nirmala Sitharaman said at an event in Delhi on Friday. 

She said efforts should be made so that the domestic companies do not face abuse of dominance from global companies.

Full Content: Reuters

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