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CTOnews.com, July 13, India's tax commissioner Sanjay Malhotra (Sanjay Malhotra) told Reuters today that Indian tax authorities are not considering "any tariff exemption" for US carmaker Tesla.

Earlier, it was reported that negotiations between Tesla and the Indian government had involved seeking a tariff exemption for imported electric vehicles, but India refused. "so far, the Indian tax authorities have not actively considered any tariff reduction for Tesla," Mr Malhotra said. "

Tesla has begun discussing an investment proposal with the Indian government to build a car factory in the country with an annual production capacity of up to 500000 vehicles, CTOnews.com reported today. It is said that the Indian Ministry of Commerce has held negotiations with Musk on the matter. The source also said that Tesla is also considering using India as an export base to plan to transport cars to Indo-Pacific countries.

It is worth mentioning that in a meeting with Musk last month, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi also said the carmaker would make "significant investment" in the country.

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