印度提议取消6%的网上广告税, 以避免美国关税, India proposes to remove a 6% tax on online ads to avoid U.S. tariffs, benefiting businesses.

印度政府提议在《2025年财政法案》中取消对网上广告征收6%的税,即所谓的“平等税”。 The Indian government is proposing to abolish a 6% tax on online advertisements, known as the Equalisation Levy, in the Finance Bill 2025. 此举旨在缓和与美国的紧张关系,美国威胁从4月2日起征收报复性关税。 This move aims to ease tensions with the US, which threatened to impose retaliatory tariffs from April 2. 该税于2016年开始实行,适用于印度企业向Google和Meta等外国数字平台支付的款项。 The tax, introduced in 2016, was applied to payments made by Indian businesses to foreign digital platforms like Google and Meta. 该建议可以减少新创办企业、小企业和大公司对数字广告的税收负担,从而有利于它们。 The proposal could benefit startups, small businesses, and large corporations by reducing their tax burden on digital advertising.