NEW DELHI: India is considering changes to its dividend distribution tax, according to people with knowledge of the matter, in a bid to goad companies to boost spending and revive foreign fund inflows.
The budget statement due February may include a proposal to tax dividends once they are paid to shareholders, rather than the current system where the company paid the levy, the people said, asking not to be identified as the deliberations are private.
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