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2023年预算:电信公司希望降低许可证费用，退还进项税抵免
以印度移动运营商协会(COAI)为代表的电信公司打算将重点放在提高该行业财务可行性的条款上。
电信公司，以印度移动电话运营商协会（COAI)，拟集中制定可提高业界财务生存能力的条文。
“这(建议)将把更多资金留给tsp (电信服务提供商)用于扩张，增加流动性，促进完成数字印度愿景所需的投资5 g交付COAI在回复ET关于预算建议的询问的电子邮件中说。
的行业他说，每100卢比的收入中有超过30卢比被支付给了政府。
预算提案，将被发送到电信部门，并将要求取消牌照费、频谱使用费和以拍卖方式获得的频谱的商品和服务税。COAI还将要求澄清安装在电信塔上的关键电信设备的进项税抵免的可用性。
进项税收抵免是一种避免税收级联或“税对税”的机制。在目前的税收制度下，中央征收的税收抵免不能抵销各邦征收的税收，反之亦然。
这些提议是在政府宣布的一系列改革的背景下制定的，其中包括9月份宣布的一项针对该行业的救济计划，允许电信公司将频谱和AGR会费推迟四年，并连本带利偿还。电信公司还可以选择将累积的利息转换为政府股权。
COAI的Kochhar:无线许可改革加快电信行业投资
电信机构总干事SP Kochhar在周二的一份声明中表示:“该行业称赞无线许可领域的改革，这加快了投资，使其更容易获得无线电频率分配常务咨询委员会(SACFA)的证书许可，这是在街道家具上放置小型电池所必需的，同时还显著降低了处理费用。”
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<\/figure>Mumbai: Telecom operators<\/a> plan to push the government to reduce levies such as licence fees and contribution to the Universal Service Obligation Fund as part of their recommendations for the 2023-24 budget, besides seeking a refund of the Rs 32,000-crore input tax credit.The telcos, represented by the Cellular Operators Association of India<\/a> (COAI<\/a>), intend to focus on provisions that will enhance the sector\u2019s financial viability.
\u201cThis (recommendations) will leave more funds with TSPs (telecom service providers<\/a>) for expansion, increase liquidity, facilitate investments required to complete the Digital India vision and 5G roll-outs<\/a>, and also keep tariffs at affordable levels,\u201d the COAI said in an emailed response to ET\u2019s queries on budget recommendations.
<\/div><\/div>Currently, the licence fee is 8% of the adjusted gross revenue (AGR), of which 5% is set aside as contribution to the Universal Service Obligation Fund.
The industry<\/a> says more than Rs 30 of every Rs 100 earned is paid to the government in levies.
The budget proposals, to be sent to the telecom department<\/a> shortly, will also call for removal of goods and services tax on licence fee, spectrum usage charge (SUC) and payment of spectrum acquired in auctions. The COAI will also seek clarifications regarding availability of input tax credit on critical telecom equipment installed on telecom towers.
Input tax credit is a mechanism to avoid cascading of taxes or \u201ctax on tax\u201d. Under the present system of taxation, credit of taxes being levied by the Centre is not available as set-off for payment of taxes levied by states and vice versa.
The proposals are being framed in the backdrop of a series of reforms announced by the government, including a relief package announced for the sector in September allowing telcos to defer spectrum as well as AGR dues by four years to be repaid with interest. The telcos were also given the option to convert the accumulated interest into government equity.
The industry<\/a> says more than Rs 30 of every Rs 100 earned is paid to the government in levies.
The budget proposals, to be sent to the telecom department<\/a> shortly, will also call for removal of goods and services tax on licence fee, spectrum usage charge (SUC) and payment of spectrum acquired in auctions. The COAI will also seek clarifications regarding availability of input tax credit on critical telecom equipment installed on telecom towers.
Input tax credit is a mechanism to avoid cascading of taxes or \u201ctax on tax\u201d. Under the present system of taxation, credit of taxes being levied by the Centre is not available as set-off for payment of taxes levied by states and vice versa.
The proposals are being framed in the backdrop of a series of reforms announced by the government, including a relief package announced for the sector in September allowing telcos to defer spectrum as well as AGR dues by four years to be repaid with interest. The telcos were also given the option to convert the accumulated interest into government equity.