1 Mercredi 25 juin 2008 Investissements en Inde : Quelles opportunités et contraintes ? Wednesday, June 25 th , 2008 Investing in India: Opportunities and constraints?
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Mercredi 25 juin 2008
Investissements en Inde :Quelles opportunités et contraintes ?Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
Investing in India:Opportunities and constraints?
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Frédéric Donnedieu de Vabres
TAXAND
Chairman
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Who is TAXAND?– The first global network of independent tax advisors.
Our mission is to contribute to our clients' success by anticipating and advising on the tax implications related to their most strategic business decisions. Globalization and complexity demand sophisticated and customized tax advice that meets the highest standards delivered by experienced professionals who put the interests of clients first.
– Taxand was formed in 2005 by a respected group of premier independent
tax firms from countries around the world who share a common vision of delivering seamless and responsive service to local and international clients.
– The preeminent network of Taxand has grown exponentially, and now has 300 tax partners in more than 40 countries and more than 2000 professionals serving the global marketplace.
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TAXAND members include:
– Argentina– Australia– Belgium– Brazil– Canada– Chile– China– Colombia– Cyprus– Denmark– Finland– France– Germany– Greece– India
– Indonesia– Italy– Japan– Korea– Luxembourg– Malaysia– Malta– Mauritius– Mexico– Netherlands– Norway– Pakistan– Peru– Philippines– Poland
– Portugal– Puerto Rico– Romania– Russia– Singapore– Spain– Sweden– Switzerland– Turkey– UK– Ukraine– USA– Venezuela
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Ms. Manju
EMBASSY OF INDIA, Paris
First Secretary, Economic & Commercial
Investissements en Inde : Quelles opportunités et contraintes ? Investing in India: Opportunities and constraints?
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EMBASSY OF INDIA IN
FRANCE
« The opening up of the Indian economy
&opportunities for French companies »
at Le Meurice on 25.06.08
MANJUFirst Secretary (Economic & Commercial)
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GENERAL FACTS
AREA 3 287 590 km² (ranks 7th in the world)
POPULATION (millions)
1 103 in 2007 (2nd rank)
(demographic growth: 1.4%)
SHARE IN THE WORLD POPULATION
(2006)17.06 %
DENSITY OF THE POPULATION
324 inhab./km² (2001 census)
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GENERAL FACTS
GDP GROWTH RATE (2006-07)
9.6%(up from 3.8% in 2002-03 & expected to grow at 9.5%)
INFLATION(average in 2006-07) Between 4.5-5%
PER CAPITA INCOME (at current prices by end 2006-07)
USD 797(estimation of USD 1 000 by
2007-08)
GDP/INHAB. 3rd in the world in terms of PPP
(OECD Report 2007)
FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES
(2007)
USD 261 billion
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GENERAL FACTSCONTRIBUTIO
N TO GDP (2006-07)
POPULATION ENGAGED
(2007)
AGRICULTURE
18.5 % 58%
INDUSTRY 26.4 % 17%
SERVICES 55.1 % 25%
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INDIA-POLITY- Federal Union of 28 States & 7 Union Territories neighbouring Pakistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar & Sri Lanka. Hindi and English are the official languages; 18 main languages recognized by the Constitution;
- Biggest parliamentary democracy in the world: sovereign, socialist & secular republic;
- The President is the Head of the State (5 years) & acts on the advice of the Cabinet or the Council of Ministers led by the Prime Minister;
- Independant judicial system;
Source : www.goidirectory.nic.in
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INDIA’S ECONOMIC REFORMS
Reform process initiated in 1991 by Dr. Manmohan Singh (the then Minister of Finance & current Prime Minister since 2004).
The main lines of the liberalization
a larger role for the private sector (the list of 18 industries reserved entirely for the public sector was drastically reduced to 3 : defense aircrafts & warships, atomic energy & railway transport); energy, air transport, telecoms & petroleum industry opened up to private investments;
FDI can reach & exceed 51% of the capital; market forces allowed free play; development of mergers & purchases; drastic reductions of customs duties on import of
equipment & intermediary goods (excessively high tariffs : the top rate was 400%, as much as 60% of tariff lines were subject to rates ranging from 110-150% & only 4% of the tariff rates were below 60%);
reduction of the corporate tax;
Source : www.dipp.nic.in
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POST 1991: A BUOYANT ECONOMY
Peak customs tariff has come down to 45% with the average tariff rate declining to less than 25%;
The economy has grown from around 6% between 1992-2002 to 9.6% in 2006-07 with full macroeconomic stability;
Poverty reduced by 6% every year since 1991 (Per capita income: USD 797 at current prices in 2006-07);
The large & emerging domestic market (250-300 million consumers) is attracting more & more Fortune 500 companies;
Source : www.indiainbusiness.nic.in
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FDI IN INDIA
FDI is permitted in most sectors through the ‘Automatic Route’ except in:
- atomic energy- gambling & betting- tobacco & - retail trading (except for single-branded product)
Global incoming FDI in India: FY 2006-07: USD 17 billion (USD 2.8 billion in 1996-97)
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FDI POLICY AND FDI POLICY AND PROCEDURE PROCEDURE ((contdcontd.).)
• FDI under automatic route does not require prior approval either by the Government or Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
• The investors are only required to notify the regional office of RBI within 30 days of receipt of inward remittances and file the required documents within 30 days of issue of shares to foreign investors.
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FDI POLICY AND FDI POLICY AND PROCEDURE PROCEDURE ((contd.contd.))
• FDI in activities not covered under automatic route (as indicated earlier) require prior Government approval. Applications for such proposals, except Export Oriented Units (EOU) and FDI in retail trading (single branded product), should be submitted to the Foreign Investment Promotion Board, Ministry of Finance. Applications for EOU and for FDI in retail trading (single branded product) should be submitted to the Secretariat for Industrial Assistance, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Ministry of Commerce & Industry.
• Applications can be made in Form FC-IL, which can be downloaded from www.dipp.gov.in. Plain paper applications carrying all relevant details are also accepted. Applications can also be submitted with Indian Missions abroad who forward them to Department of Economic Affairs for further processing.
• No fee is payable.
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ADVANTAGE INDIA
Biggest parliamentary democracy in the world;
Federal Union of 28 States & 7 Union Territories (potential market at the National or a local State level for a foreign company);
One of the largest economies in the world with sustainable GDP & FDI growth;
Government’s proven commitment to the deregulation process;
Sophisticated financial sector; Intellectual Property (IP) rights
are TRIPS (Trade-related aspects of IP rights) compliant;
Evolved state of Indian law & judiciary that secures contracts, copyrignts & patents;
FDI procedures simplified; Large workforce that is
English-speaking, highly skilled (IIT, IIM & other institutions) & competitive;
Low corporate tax rate : 33.67% for an Indian company & 41.82% for a foreign one (2007);
Liberal policy on technology collaboration;
50% of the population is under 25 years (India will remain a young nation with the median age going up from 21 in 2000 to 26 in 2025);
Source : www.indiainbusiness.nic.in
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SCOPE AREAS FOR FRENCH COMPANIES
AUTO COMPONENTS: During 2006-07, the Indian automobile industry produced over 2.06 million 4-wheelers & over 9 million 2 & 3-wheelers .
Many international auto majors are manufacturing & outsourcing their components from India (GM, Toyota, Hyundai, Volkswagen, Ford, Mercedes, etc.). Many SME are involved in the manufacture of auto parts & components.
Two French companies in India: Filtrauto (auto equipment) & Ateq (auto control)
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SCOPE AREAS FOR FRENCH COMPANIES
BIOTECHNOLOGY: From a small beginning 25 years ago, the sector has emerged as a dominant one providing employment to hundreds of thousands of skilled & qualified people.
Number of biotech firms: 325 across the country mainly SME are concentrated in Mumbai/Pune belt, Hyderabad, Bangalore, New Delhi & Chennai and generating revenues of USD 2 billion (estimated to grow to USD 5 billion by 2010).
Annual growth: 35-40% for the last 3 years.
An Ernst and Young survey ranks India 3rd among 5 emerging biotech leaders in the Asia-Pacifi region.
India: the world’s largest vaccine producer.
Opportunity for new investments is estimated to be in the USD 1.5-2 billion range.
Ex: Avasthagen, a small R&D company in biopharmaceuticals & innovation; today, it is valued at € 200 million with investors like Danone, Nestlé, Cipla, Limagrain, BioMérieux, etc.
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SCOPE AREAS FOR FRENCH COMPANIES
PHARMACEUTICALS: India ranks 4th in the world in terms of production by volume, accounting for 8% of the world production.
India produces 20-24% of the world’s generic drugs (in terms of volume).
The industry is worth USD 6 billion, growing at over 13% per year.
McKinsey study (2007): «The industry has the potential to reach USD 25 billion by 2010 with its current growth rate».
Indian companies supply almost all the country’s demand for formulations & nearly 70% of demand for bulk drugs, many in the SME sector.
The potential is large both in the domestic markets and for exports.
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AGROFOOD: one of the largest food producers in the world; India is looking for investments in infrastructure, packaging & marketing in the food processing sector (USD 15 billion).
SCOPE AREAS FOR FRENCH COMPANIES
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SCOPE AREAS FOR FRENCH COMPANIES
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY: With the 3rd largest available scientific manpower in the world, the Indian science & technology industry has been growing well above world average.
Space Technology: India is one of the few countries with expertise to conceptualise, design & manufacture satellites & the capability to launch them into space. Also, ISRO is the world’s 3rd non-US supplier of 1-metre imageries & holds nearly 25% of the global free-play imageries market. More than 500 companies (50% of SMEs) are associated with our space programme. The programme itself transferred 279 technologies to industry for commercialisation.
Renewable Energy: India has been tapping energy from renewable sources to meet its growing demands. India: the 3rd largest producer of solar photovoltaic cells in the world; the world’s 4th largest wind power user; Suzlon Energy is the 6th largest in the world & the largest in Asia; India has the world’s largest number of biomass gasifier systems & has the 9th largest solar thermal power generation in terms of million units per square meter. A large number of SMEs involved in this sector (French company Velcan Energy in the Biomass power plant sector & small hydropower plants sector).
Civil Nuclear Energy: Opportunities in many technical fields : laser & accoustic microscopes, spectrometers, etc. for use in this field.
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INDO-FRENCH RELATIONS
India-France bilateral relations have been marked by political understanding & growing interaction at the highest levels.
In recent years, economic & commercial linkages have become more important.
Cultural cooperation has intensified & deepend: «Lille 3000» in 2006-07 was a 4-month long cultural festival showcasing India’s cultural diversity. From April to July 2007, an exhibition showcasing ancient artefacts & culture of India was held at the Grand Palais (Paris).
Tourism to & from India has increased substantially. The Embassy of India issued 165 145 visas in 2007 (the highest number of visas as compared to any other Embassy in Paris). Out of these, Business visas were 20 420 & Employment visas 487.
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INDO-FRENCH INVESTMENTS
French investments in India (August 1991-March 2007)
France is the 8th largest investor in India representing 1.98% of global investments in India.
- Actual inflows: USD 900 million (well below the potential that exists)Sectors: fuels, chemicals, cement, services sector, electrical equipment, software, etc.
- 915 financial & technical collaborations approved between Aug., 1991-March 2007
Indian investments in France
During the period 2001-06, a total of 20 Greenfield investments were made by Indian companies which created/preserved 1 110 jobs in France. In 2007, Indian companies invested more than € 0.5 billion in France in various sectors including plastics, lighting, auto parts, pharmaceuticals & IT.
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INDO-FRENCH TRADE
According to the French trade statistics, the India-France bilateral trade went up by 200% between 1997-2006, with Indian exports to France growing by about 165% over the same period.
Bilateral trade comprises 0.4% of France’s global trade & 1.5% of India’s global trade.
Bilateral commercial trade between May., 07-April., 08: € 6.29 billion
French imports for the same period: € 3.08 billionFrench exports for the same period: € 3.21 billion
During President Nicolas Sarkozy’s meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in January 2008, both leaders decided to increase bilateral trade to € 12 billion by 2012.
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INDO-FRENCH TRADE(May., 07-April., 08)
Top 5 items of exports from India to France :
Refined petroleum products
Underwear & other wearing apparel
Apparel & accessories Textile articles Basic organic chemicals
Top 5 items of exports from France to India :
Aircraft & spacecraft Instruments &
appliances for measuring, checking & testing
Steel products Electrical equipment &
apparatus Broadcasting apparatus
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FRENCH COMPANIES IN INDIA
Currently, there are around 500 French companies based in India mainly as subsidiaries but also as joint ventures & liaison offices. Many are expanding their operations in India.
These enterprises are mainly situated in New Delhi & its region (31%), Mumbai & Pune (26%), Bangalore (15%) & Chennai (10%).
They globally recruit more than 40 000 persons.
The major French companies based in India: Dassault Aviation, EADS, Saint Microelectronics, Thales, Technip, Systra, Alstom, Areva, Saint-Gobain, Cap Gemini, Onyx, Axa, Lafarge, Aventis, Schneider Electric, Pernod Ricard, Alcatel-Lucent, Louis Vuitton, Chanel, L’Oréal, GDF, Total, Danone, Air Liquide, Essilor International, etc.
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CONTACT
15, rue Alfred Dehodencq75016 - Paris
Tel. : 01 40 50 50 41, 42 or 45Fax : 01 45 20 80 19
E-mail : [email protected] or [email protected] Site : www.amb-inde.fr
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
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Karim Vissandjee
AREVA T&D
CFO
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Ludovic Both
ALOE PRIVATE EQUITY
CFO
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Mukesh Butani
BMR & Associates
Founding partner
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Preliminary and tentative
Draft - For discussion purposes only
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Preliminary and tentative
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Tax Advisory Services India Business Update
INVESTING IN INDIA
Mukesh Butani
BMR Advisors
June 25, 2008
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‘PE’
Physical (Office or place of management etc)
Agency
Acting as communication
channel
Preparatory and auxiliary activity of a dependent agent
Concluding Contracts
-Negotiating price
- Repeat sales
Services to associated group enterprises
Activity is income generating i.e. concluding contracts, securing contracts
PE is formed if
Storage or display of goods
Securing orders
-After sales services
PE not formed
Preparatory and Auxiliary Activity
PE is formed if
CONCEPT OF ‘PE’
Purchase of goods/merchandise
Independent Agent
Dependent Agent
Construction site for short duration
PE not formed
Preliminary and tentative
Draft - For discussion purposes only
Tax Advisory Services India Business Update
TAXATION OF FOREIGN ENTERPRISE
Under the domestic laws
• Taxable income:
– received in India
– accruing or arising in India or from business connection in India
– Fee for technical services (FTS) /royalty for business in India
• Taxable in respect of following income:
business profits to the extent attributable to a PE in India
Fee for technical services/ royalty paid by an Indian company
DTAA overrides
domestic law
Under the DTAA
Tax rates for various income streams are mentioned in subsequent slide
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Draft - For discussion purposes only
Tax Advisory Services India Business Update
TAX RATES AT A GLANCE
Particulars Tax Rate (percent)
Corporate income tax • 30 (domestic company)• 40 (foreign company)
Long term capital gains on shares • Nil (if Securities Transaction Tax (“STT”) has been paid)
• 15 (If STT has not been paid)
Short term capital gains on shares • 15 (If STT has been paid)• 30 (If STT has not been paid)
Dividends withholding tax Nil
Interest 10 /20
Royalties 10
Fees for technical services 10
Dividend distribution tax (“DDT”) 15
Plus surcharge 10 % - domestic company, 2.5% - foreign company and education cess of 3%, if rates as per domestic law are applied
Preliminary and tentative
Draft - For discussion purposes only
Tax Advisory Services India Business Update
HOT TOPICS WITH INDIAN REVENUE
Non resident to non resident transactions – big deals under the tax scanner
Taxability of offshore services
Drawings & designs embedded in supplies
Characterisation of income – Royalty vs Business income
Taxability of packaged software
Business Connection and PE
Attribution of profits to PE
Capital versus Revenue expenditure
Transfer Pricing
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Tax Advisory Services India Business Update
Factors affecting transfer price
Methods to compute arm’s length price
Functional analysis- Detailed description of
transaction
Economic analysis – Computation of arm’s
length price
Dispute resolution
mechanisms
TP Regulations - Features
Overview of the Transfer Pricing Legislation
TRANSFER PRICING LEGISLATION - OVERVIEW
Arm’s length principle
Double taxation avoidance
clauses
Audit / litigation procedures
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Tax Advisory Services India Business Update
RECENT TRANSFER PRICING DEVELOPMENTS
Aggressive attitude of Revenue Focus on comparability analysis (functions, risk and asset) Reluctance to accept ‘low margin’ and ‘loss making’ comparables Banks, Telecom, Consumer durables, Pharmaceutical, Software and IT
enabled services (ITeS) closely scrutinized Global Regional cost allocation arrangements accepted based on sound
allocation keys and strict benefits test Increased reliance on OECD guidelines
Specialist revenue officers for Transfer Pricing cases
Focus moving from compliance to planning
Three rounds of audits completed; cumulative adjustments of INR 24 billion* (FY 2002-03) escalating to INR 35 billion* (FY 2003-04)
* Approximate figures
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Tax Advisory Services India Business Update
FUTURISTIC ISSUES
Need for CFC legislations?
Introduction of a ‘New Income Tax Code’
Roll out of GST by 2010
Stable rate regime for indirect taxes
Service tax / VAT to be revenue engine
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Frédéric Donnedieu de Vabres
TAXAND
Chairman
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Tax regime applicable to the main flows between India and France (1/2)
Capital gain taxation :• right to tax granted to India by the Treaty if stake higher than 10%• taxation rate between 0 and 30%
French CFC rule :• Theoretically applicable in case of Indian tax holiday• Exception if industrial or commercial activity carried out in India
Two major issues to be addressedTwo major issues to be addressed:: Capital gain taxation upon the disposal of Indian sharesCapital gain taxation upon the disposal of Indian shares Indian Dividend Distribution Tax (DDT)Indian Dividend Distribution Tax (DDT)
FrenchCo
IndianTarget
WHT : 0
DDT : 16,995%
InterestWHT : 10%
RoyaltiesWHT : 10%
dividends>50%
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Indian Capital gain taxation can be avoided thanks to an intermediate holding located in:- Mauritius- Cyprus- Singapore
Applicable Treaties grant the exclusive right to tax to the Residence State Treaty shopping ?
Indian DDT may be avoided through a buy-back of shares
Intermediateholding
MauritiusCyprus
Singapore
IndianTarget
WHT : 0
DDT : 0
FrenchCo
Buy-back of shares
DividendsWHT
Mauritius : 0 Cyprus : 0
Singapore : 0
100%
>50%
Tax regime applicable to the main flows between India and France (2/2)
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Ms. Manju, First Secretary, Economic & Commercial, Embassy of India, Paris
Karim Vissandjee, CFO, AREVA T&D
Ludovic Both, CFO, ALOE PRIVATE EQUITY
Mukesh Butani, Founding partner, BMR & Associates
Frédéric Donnedieu de Vabres, Chairman, TAXAND
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