Tesla lobbies PMO to slash taxes before it enters Indian market: Report
The Hindu
Tesla has separately also put in a request for a meeting between its Chief Executive Elon Musk and PM Modi, sources said.
Tesla Inc. has urged Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s office to on electric vehicles before it enters the market, four sources told Reuters, ratcheting up demands that faced objections from some Indian automakers.
Tesla wants to this year, but says taxes in the country are among the highest in the world.
It has request for tax cuts, first reported by Reuters in July, whic has prompted objections from several local players, who say such a move would deter investment in domestic manufacturing.
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