excise duty

The government has decided to give full exemption of import duty, excise duty, as well as sales tax for electric vehicles (EVs) as it seeks to support the local EV industry.

Devices will be charged excise duty at an 'ad valorem' rate of 10 per cent, while liquids and gels will be charged a rate of 40 sen.

The decision to reduce the excise duty from 65 per cent to 60 per cent was made after taking into account the high demand for completely built-up vehicles currently.

The prices of all imported cars from Japan and Australia will be decreased in stages as import duty of cars from those countries is being removed entirely by 2016.

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It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.

This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.

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The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.

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