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卫星通信公司寻求GST和其他税收优惠，以提高竞争力和可负担性
作为24财年预算建议的一部分，卫星通信公司还可能根据1961年《所得税法》第35ABA和35ABB条款，通过扣除许可证费用和频谱使用费(SUC)来寻求延长税收优惠，目前仅对电信公司开放，而不包括卫星运营商。
作为24财年预算建议的一部分，卫星通信玩家也可能会寻求通过扣除许可证费用和延长税收优惠频谱使用费的第35ABA及35ABB条规定所得税法1961年，目前只有电信运营商可以使用，卫星运营商不能使用。
的印度空间协会(ISpA)，一个由bharti支持的OneWeb, Airtel, Hughes Communications, tata支持的Nelco和L&T等空间和卫星公司组成的组织，也正在汇总一份全面的卫星电子产品和硬件清单，以符合中心生产挂钩激励(PLI)计划下的标准标准，并反过来促进他们的本地生产。
ISpA总干事Anil Bhatt中将对《印度经济时报》表示:“目前，只有印度空间研究组织(ISRO)的商业部门NewSpace 乐动扑克India (NSIL)等国有卫星发射公司被免征消费税……我们将敦促政府也免除私营卫星发射服务提供商，这不仅将提振他们的财务状况，还将使印度的高速卫星互联网服务更便宜。”
预算提案旨在进一步推动印度的太空经济，据估计，到2025年，印度的太空经济价值约为130亿美元。在该国相对新生的卫星宽带服务领域，竞争加剧，包括OneWeb、塔塔集团支持的Nelco、依赖Jio埃隆·马斯克的Starlink计划推出卫星互联网服务。OneWeb和Jio已经获得了GMPCS(全球移动个人卫星通信服务)许可证，而星链已经申请了一个。
ISpA的预算建议可能会在本周晚些时候提交给财政部。
预算提案还将呼吁为卫星服务领域的并购相关服务提供进项税收抵免(ITC)资格。目前，与商业转让有关的商品和服务(如咨询和法律服务、尽职调查服务等)无法获得进项税抵免。
塔塔的Nelco寻求提供卫星宽带服务
与加拿大Telesat合作的Nelco已经进行了试验，但该公司在申请中没有提及将如何通过合作提供服务。
ISpA的Bhatt表示:“随着企业在动态经济环境中寻求协同增效，并购活动有所增加，我们将为ITC资格提出必要的修订建议。”
进项税收抵免是一种避免级联税或“税对税”的机制。
在其他预算提案中，卫星公司还将推动政府合理化整个价值链支付的源头税收抵扣(TDS)条款，将整体影响从现在的10%降低到2%，以提高流动性水平，反过来，卫星通信服务的价格更实惠。
他们还将敦促财政部根据《所得税法》第35条，为促进卫星领域研发的科学研究支出提供加权扣除。
根据ISpA内部人士的说法，根据《所得税法》第35ABA和35ABB条，通过扣除SUC和许可费来延长税收优惠，也将降低太空服务部门发生诉讼的可能性。
此外，卫星企业还将要求根据《所得税法》第32(1)(iia)条，为购买用于航天工业相关活动的设备和机械的实体提供20%的额外折旧优惠。
卫星通信、电信行业共同需要推动语音和数据服务的接入:IN-SPACe
in - space主席帕万·戈恩卡(Pawan Goenka)说:“我敦促所有利益相关者，包括卫星通信、电信公司，尤其是初创公司、政策制定者、行业协会，关注一个国家每一平方英寸的完全可达性，并为每个人提供至少基本的语音和数据。”
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<\/figure>Kolkata: Satellite operators plan to push the government to exempt private satellite launch service providers<\/a> from the 18% goods and services tax (GST<\/a>) to create a level-playing field with state-owned players, boost their overall competitiveness and make satellite broadband services<\/a> more affordable in India.As part of their recommendations for Budget FY24, satcom<\/a> players will also likely seek an extension of tax benefits via deduction of licence fees and spectrum usage charges<\/a> (SUC) under Sections 35ABA and 35ABB of the Income Tax Act<\/a>, 1961, that are currently available only to telcos but not satellite operators.
The Indian Space Association<\/a> (ISpA), a grouping of space and satellite players such as Bharti-backed OneWeb, Airtel, Hughes Communications, Tata-backed Nelco and L&T amongst others, is also putting together a comprehensive list of satellite electronics and hardware to qualify for sops under the Centre\u2019s production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme, and in turn, boost their local production.
<\/div><\/div>Separately, ISpA will seek deemed special economic zone (SEZ) status for space tech parks\/existing manufacturing setups to further ramp up domestic production of satellite services equipment.
\u201cAt present, only state-owned satellite launch companies such as NewSpace India (NSIL) -- the commercial arm of ISRO -- are exempt from GST\u2026we will urge the government to also exempt private satellite launch service providers, which will not only boost their financials but also make high-speed satellite internet services more affordable in India,\u201d Lt. Gen. Anil Bhatt, director-general of ISpA told ET.
The budget proposals are aimed to further boost India\u2019s space economy that is estimated to be worth around $13 billion by 2025. Competition has intensified in the country\u2019s relatively nascent satellite broadband services turf with OneWeb, Tata-backed Nelco, Reliance Jio<\/a> and Elon Musk\u2019s Starlink looking to launch satellite internet services. OneWeb and Jio<\/a> have already received GMPCS (global mobile personal communications by satellite services) permits while Starlink has applied for one.
ISpA\u2019s budget recommendations are likely to be submitted to the finance ministry later this week.
The budget proposals will also call for input tax credit (ITC) eligibility for services associated with mergers and acquisitions ((M&A) in the satellite services space. At present, input tax credit is not available for goods and services relating to business transfers such as consultation & legal services, due-diligence services amongst others.
\u201cAt present, only state-owned satellite launch companies such as NewSpace India (NSIL) -- the commercial arm of ISRO -- are exempt from GST\u2026we will urge the government to also exempt private satellite launch service providers, which will not only boost their financials but also make high-speed satellite internet services more affordable in India,\u201d Lt. Gen. Anil Bhatt, director-general of ISpA told ET.
The budget proposals are aimed to further boost India\u2019s space economy that is estimated to be worth around $13 billion by 2025. Competition has intensified in the country\u2019s relatively nascent satellite broadband services turf with OneWeb, Tata-backed Nelco, Reliance Jio<\/a> and Elon Musk\u2019s Starlink looking to launch satellite internet services. OneWeb and Jio<\/a> have already received GMPCS (global mobile personal communications by satellite services) permits while Starlink has applied for one.
ISpA\u2019s budget recommendations are likely to be submitted to the finance ministry later this week.
The budget proposals will also call for input tax credit (ITC) eligibility for services associated with mergers and acquisitions ((M&A) in the satellite services space. At present, input tax credit is not available for goods and services relating to business transfers such as consultation & legal services, due-diligence services amongst others.