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Cut in corporate tax is credit positive for companies: Moody's

23 Sep 2019 Evaluate

Moody's Investors Service has said the cut in corporate tax is credit positive for companies, after the government announced a reduction in the base corporation tax rate to 22% from 30% as part of stimulus measures to revive slowing economic growth, because it will enable them to generate higher post-tax incomes. It added commodity and information technology (IT) services companies will benefit most from the tax rate cut.

The agency pointed out that while the reduction brings India's corporate tax rate closer to peers throughout Asia and will support the business environment and competitiveness, a host of cyclical factors, including rural financial stress, weak corporate sentiment, and a slow flow of credit in the financial sector, remain headwinds to near-term growth. The agency said it does not expect the corporate tax rate cut to revive growth to the extent that stronger tax buoyancy compensates for the loss of revenue.

Moody's stated it is credit negative for the sovereign, as it aggravates mounting risks for the government in meeting its fiscal deficit target. It highlighted ‘the government deficit target of 3.3% of GDP in fiscal 2019 already assumes faster economic growth and higher tax buoyancy than we expect.’ Besides, it mentioned that the degree of strengthening in corporate credit profiles will depend on whether companies reinvest surplus earnings into their businesses, or use them to reduce debt or to boost shareholder returns.

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