Tag: Tax Cut

The US-based electric vehicle manufacturer, Tesla Inc., has been recently turned down by the Indian government on a proposal demanding a tax cut for importing manufactured cars into the country. The proposal was rejected under the pretext of a non-coherent plan by the EV manufacturer. Tesla Inc. tabled the proposal to deduct import tax on fully assembled cars that the company will export into the country. It has no immediate plans to set up a manufacturing unit in India. While the move may not be environment-sensitive, there are certain reasons why the government decided to discard Tesla's proposal. Unfavourable Move Tesla's proposal to implement duty cuts came with no detail on establishing its manufacturing units in India. However, it detailed that the construction of domestic ...