The Govt. should consider the establishment of dedicated A & D SEZs, establishment of a tax equalization subsidy linked to value of goods and services supplied to the Defence Sector, and exemptions to Offset JVs from R&D Cess," as per a study by CII-KPMG.
"The fiscal regime plays a critical role in any defence market in creating an environment that incentivises and supports the long term risk taking, investment and R&D required by the industry," the study noted. It said with skilled intensive manufacturing capabilities and a world class IT base, India had the "right ingredients to become a key link in the global defence supply chain".
New initiatives such as improving visibility of Govt. Defence Order Book, Increasing Industry Output and Feedback into the Tender Process, Reduction in Bidders' Costs, Extending the Use of Offset Credit Banking, Allowing Offset Credit Trading, and Introducing the Use of Multipliers, could be considered further.
FDI cap of 26 %, the study said, though the opinion was divided on increasing the FDI limit due to security considerations, there was clear expectation from the industry that it should be hiked from the present level.
"The fiscal regime plays a critical role in any defence market in creating an environment that incentivises and supports the long term risk taking, investment and R&D required by the industry," the study noted. It said with skilled intensive manufacturing capabilities and a world class IT base, India had the "right ingredients to become a key link in the global defence supply chain".
New initiatives such as improving visibility of Govt. Defence Order Book, Increasing Industry Output and Feedback into the Tender Process, Reduction in Bidders' Costs, Extending the Use of Offset Credit Banking, Allowing Offset Credit Trading, and Introducing the Use of Multipliers, could be considered further.
FDI cap of 26 %, the study said, though the opinion was divided on increasing the FDI limit due to security considerations, there was clear expectation from the industry that it should be hiked from the present level.
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Brigadier(Retired) Sukhwindar Singh
http://www.indiandefenceindustry.com/
(An e-Hub for Indian Defence Industry Ecosystem)
Credit: USIBC and Its News Agencies.
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