29 April 2020: ASR joined a global coalition of nine business associations in a letter to India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, seeking delay in implementation of the recent expansion of India’s Equalisation Levy, in order to hold formal stakeholder consultations on the measure and allow for ongoing OECD negotiations to continue. The letter notes that the limited timeframe within which India’s expansive new levy was approved and took effect allowed for […]
Global Industry Urges E-Commerce Agreement, Permanent Moratorium on E-Duties
Two major statements, on the WTO e-commerce negotiations and the immanent expiry of the WTO e-commerce moratorium, have been released by the Global Services Coalition and a “Global Industry” multi-association coalition. For the first time, the GSC has managed to attract signatories from two ASEAN business groups, The Singapore Business Federation and the Indonesian Services […]
Global Services Coalition letter to Indian PM Narendra Modi: concerns over mandatory data localisation
To: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Cc: The Honorable Urjit Patel, Governor of the Reserve Bank of India; The Honorable Ajay Prakash Sawhney, Secretary of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology Re: Data Localization Requirements in India’s Draft Privacy Law and Reserve Bank of India Circular on Electronic Payments The Global Services Coalition (GSC) represents the […]