MUMBAI, Feb 16 (Reuters) - India's tax office has issued areminder notice to Vodafone Group Plc about a tax demandworth more than $2 billion, saying it could seize the Britishtelecoms company's assets in India if it is not paid.
Vodafone, one of India's largest corporate investors, hasrepeatedly clashed with the authorities over taxes since itbought Hutchison's mobile business in 2007. It was held liablefor capital gains tax which authorities say is owed on the deal.
A dispute over the tax demand worth more than $2 billionrelated to that deal has yet to be resolved.
"We can confirm that we have received a tax reminder fromthe tax department that also references asset seizures in theevent of non-payment," a London-based spokesman for Vodafonesaid in a statement.
"This dispute is currently the subject of internationalarbitration. The Indian government stated in 2014 that existingtax disputes, including ours, would be resolved through existingjudicial process," the spokesman said. (Reporting by Sumeet Chatterjee; Editing by Tom Heneghan)