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\nThe companies are preparing a proposal for the government, seeking continuation of a duty structure that will make it more expensive to import handsets than to produce them in the country. A formal request, with the consensus of all handset makers, will be sent to the revenue department.
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\n“We’re mulling a proposal where we will be asking the government to keep the differential duty structure as is in order to keep the benefits for local manufacturing,” said Pankaj Mohindroo, chairman of the Fast Track Task Force established by the government to achieve its target of 500 million locally made handsets as part of the Make in India<\/a> programme. “The states should levy a GST<\/a> of 5% across the country.”
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\nUnder the proposed GST regime, most indirect central and state taxes, including excise duty, sales tax, service tax and value added tax, will be subsumed into one levy. The move is expected to widen the tax base, lead to greater compliance and reduce the extent of tax variations and concessions offered by different states.
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\n“Since there would be minimal exemptions in GST, it would be difficult to create a differential duty structure between imported goods and goods manufactured in India. Therefore, clarity is required for the handset manufacturers as to how the incentives to make in India work in the GST regime,” said Bipin Sapra, a partner heading indirect tax at EY India.
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\nThe government presently levies a 12.5% countervailing duty on fully made phones imported into India and a similar rate of duty on batteries, chargers and headsets of mobile phones.
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The government’s move has worked so far. Foxconn Technology<\/a> Group, the world’s largest contract manufacturer, has started making phones in India and is expanding its presence and production portfolio. Indian handset companies including Micromax Informatics<\/a>, Intex<\/a>, Karbonn<\/a> and Lava have set up assembly plants and are getting into assembling parts of mobile phones such as printed circuit boards and display units.
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The Manufacturers’ Association of Information Technology (MAIT<\/a>), a hardware industry lobby group, said benefits offered under the ‘Make in India’ programme should continue in the GST regime, given that businesses have made substantial investments and that such schemes take time to achieve fruition.
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\n“Benefits under the SEZ (special economic zone) scheme and excise duty-free zones, currently prevalent, should continue under the GST regime,” said MAIT<\/a> executive director Anwar Shirpurwala.
The bill to introduce GST was passed in the Lok Sabha in May last year and is scheduled to be discussed in the Rajya Sabha<\/a> on Wednesday.
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\nGST also offers significant benefits for the industry. It is expected to reduce the effective rate of taxation, allowing handset makers to manage inventory efficiently, a key requirement in a business that runs on thin margins.
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\nPresently, because of the interstate tax and different taxation, companies have to open registered entities in every state and transfer stock to them. There’s a lot of documentation involved when moving goods from one state to another.
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\n“With a single taxation, we would be able to consolidate regional warehouses from 45-50 at present to down to may be 8-10 and do logistics,” said Lava International’s product head Gaurav Nigam.
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\nTaxes vary from state to state. Companies pay 14.5% VAT and 4% octroi in Maharashtra, while VAT is 5% in the southern states. This cost is passed on to buyers, so consumers in some states pay more for a phone than others.
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\n“A uniform rate across states will also improve operational efficiencies, which in turn would lead to cost-saving for companies, which can also be passed on to consumers,” said Narendra Bansal, founder of Intex<\/a> Technologies.<\/span><\/span>
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新德里消息:手机厂商,担心该商品和服务税(销售税)政权会影响在印度计划,打算寻求清晰的政府激励措施提供在本地制造手机。
公司正在准备提案对政府来说,寻求延续的责任结构使它更昂贵的进口手机比生产它们。正式请求,所有手机厂商的共识,将被发送到的收入。
“我们正在考虑一项提议,我们将要求政府把微分责任结构是为了保持当地制造业的好处,”潘卡·莫辛德罗说快车道工作组主席建立了政府要达到5亿年的目标国产手机的一部分在印度计划。“美国应该征收销售税全国的5%。”
拟议的销售税制度下,大多数间接中央和国家税收,包括消费税、销售税,服务税和增值税,将被纳入征税。此举预计将扩大税基,导致更大的合规和减少税收变化的程度和不同的州提供的让步。
“既然会有最小的豁免在销售税,很难创建一个微分的责任结构之间的进口商品和货物在印度制造。因此,需要清晰的手机制造商在印度的动机如何在消费税制度工作,“Bipin Sapra以及说伙伴标题间接税是印度。
目前政府征收12.5%的反补贴关税完全由手机进口到印度和类似的关税电池,充电器和手机的耳机。
政府的行动到目前为止工作。富士康科技集团,是世界上最大的合同制造商,已经开始让手机在印度和扩大它的业务和生产的投资组合。印度手机公司包括Micromax信息学,国际展览中心,Karbonn和熔岩设立组装厂,进入手机如印刷电路板组装部分和显示单元。
信息技术的制造商协会(MAIT硬件产业游说团体)说,福利提供下在印度的项目应该继续在消费税制度,考虑到企业的投资,这样的计划需要时间来取得成果。
“福利经济特区(经济特区)方案和消费税免税区域,目前流行的,应该继续下消费税制度,”说MAIT安瓦尔Shirpurwala执行董事。
该法案通过引入销售税人民院在去年5月,将讨论的联邦院议长 周三。
销售税还为该行业提供了显著的好处。它预计将减少税收的有效率,允许手机制造商有效地管理库存,业务关键需求,利润微薄上运行。
目前,由于州际税收和不同的税收,公司在每个州开设注册实体和转让股票。有很多文档涉及当货物从一个状态转移到另一个。
“用一个税收,我们能够巩固地区目前仓库从45 - 50可以8 - 10,做物流,“说熔岩国际的产品负责人Gaurav尼噶。
不同州的税收。在马哈拉施特拉邦公司支付14.5%的增值税和4%的货物入市税,而在美国南部的增值税是5%。这个成本转嫁给买家,所以消费者在一些州支付比别人更多的电话。
“一个统一的跨州也将提高操作效率,进而会导致企业节约成本,也可以转嫁到消费者身上,“纳兰德拉邦萨尔说,创始人国际展览中心技术。
公司正在准备提案对政府来说,寻求延续的责任结构使它更昂贵的进口手机比生产它们。正式请求,所有手机厂商的共识,将被发送到的收入。
“我们正在考虑一项提议,我们将要求政府把微分责任结构是为了保持当地制造业的好处,”潘卡·莫辛德罗说快车道工作组主席建立了政府要达到5亿年的目标国产手机的一部分在印度计划。“美国应该征收销售税全国的5%。”
拟议的销售税制度下,大多数间接中央和国家税收,包括消费税、销售税,服务税和增值税,将被纳入征税。此举预计将扩大税基,导致更大的合规和减少税收变化的程度和不同的州提供的让步。
“既然会有最小的豁免在销售税,很难创建一个微分的责任结构之间的进口商品和货物在印度制造。因此,需要清晰的手机制造商在印度的动机如何在消费税制度工作,“Bipin Sapra以及说伙伴标题间接税是印度。
目前政府征收12.5%的反补贴关税完全由手机进口到印度和类似的关税电池,充电器和手机的耳机。
政府的行动到目前为止工作。富士康科技集团,是世界上最大的合同制造商,已经开始让手机在印度和扩大它的业务和生产的投资组合。印度手机公司包括Micromax信息学,国际展览中心,Karbonn和熔岩设立组装厂,进入手机如印刷电路板组装部分和显示单元。
信息技术的制造商协会(MAIT硬件产业游说团体)说,福利提供下在印度的项目应该继续在消费税制度,考虑到企业的投资,这样的计划需要时间来取得成果。
“福利经济特区(经济特区)方案和消费税免税区域,目前流行的,应该继续下消费税制度,”说MAIT安瓦尔Shirpurwala执行董事。
该法案通过引入销售税人民院在去年5月,将讨论的联邦院议长 周三。
销售税还为该行业提供了显著的好处。它预计将减少税收的有效率,允许手机制造商有效地管理库存,业务关键需求,利润微薄上运行。
目前,由于州际税收和不同的税收,公司在每个州开设注册实体和转让股票。有很多文档涉及当货物从一个状态转移到另一个。
“用一个税收,我们能够巩固地区目前仓库从45 - 50可以8 - 10,做物流,“说熔岩国际的产品负责人Gaurav尼噶。
不同州的税收。在马哈拉施特拉邦公司支付14.5%的增值税和4%的货物入市税,而在美国南部的增值税是5%。这个成本转嫁给买家,所以消费者在一些州支付比别人更多的电话。
“一个统一的跨州也将提高操作效率,进而会导致企业节约成本,也可以转嫁到消费者身上,“纳兰德拉邦萨尔说,创始人国际展览中心技术。
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