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Dec 13, 2025
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India, France agree to overhaul 1992 Tax Treaty; Big relief on dividend tax
India and France have struck a deal to revise their 1992 treaty which will halve the tax on dividends paid by Indian units to French parents, potentially saving millions for companies with major operations in the South Asian nation, documents show.
In return, India will get to widen its powers to tax share sales by French investors, and revoke the “most favoured nation” status of France that gave it certain tax advantages, according to confidential Indian government documents reviewed by Reuters.
Bilateral trade between India and France stood at $15 billion last year, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron have been forging warmer ties. The two sides have been working to recast their tax treaty since 2024 to modernize it by adapting global standards on tax transparency.
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