Appendix 1. Non -Tax Incentives
Permissions
• Permission to bring in foreign nationals to undertake investment feasibility studies.
• Permission to bring in foreign technicians, experts, and managers if qualified Lao nationals are not available to work on investment projects.
• Permission to lease land for up to 20 years from a Lao national and up to 75 years from the government;
• Permission to own all improvements and structures on the leased land, transfer leases to other entities.
• Right to employ skilled and expert foreign personnel;
• Freedom to remit earnings back home or to third countries;
• Permission to sell or remove improvements or structures.
• Freedom to repatriate profits and capital;
• Facilitation of entry and exit visa facilities and work permits for expatriate personnel.
Special Privileges
• Exemption from import duties for intermediate components and raw materials imported for processing and re-export;
• Exemption from export duties for exported finished products;
• Exemption from import duties for imported equipment, means of production, spare parts and other materials directly used in operation of investment projects;
• Vehicles directly used in investment operations will be exempted from imported duties. Vehicles indirectly used in investment operations will be taxed 1% of their imported values. Foreign and domestic enterprises that have agreements with the Central Government and provincial authorities are entitled to temporarily imported vehicles.
• Quantity of vehicles allowed depends on size of investment capital, zone and activities.
• Special privileges, including reduction or exemption
from the profit tax rate, are given based on the size of investment and the significant positive impacts that such investments have on socio-economic development of Lao PDR.
Investment Guarantees, Rights, Benefits and Obligations of Foreign Investors
• Provides legal guarantees to foreign investors as well as foreign investment enterprises established in the Lao PDR under the Lao on the Promotion and Management of Foreign Investment;
• Refrain from using administrative power to interfere with the lawful activities of foreign investors;
• The Lao PDR facilitates foreign investors as well as foreign investment enterprise equally as it does for domestic investors and domestic enterprises except where specially provided otherwise by this decree.
• The Lao PDR recognises and accepts the rights of foreign investors in all respects regarding leasing, land use, intellectual property ownership as well as the lawful assets and rights of foreign investors or the rights related to foreign investment enterprises;
• To receive support from the Government in establishing and operating their business in accordance with the laws and regulations;
• To obtain protection of rights and legitimate interests related to business operations;
Appendix 1. Non -Tax IncentivesPermissions• Permission to bring in foreign nationals to undertake investment feasibility studies.• Permission to bring in foreign technicians, experts, and managers if qualified Lao nationals are not available to work on investment projects.• Permission to lease land for up to 20 years from a Lao national and up to 75 years from the government;• Permission to own all improvements and structures on the leased land, transfer leases to other entities.• Right to employ skilled and expert foreign personnel;• Freedom to remit earnings back home or to third countries;• Permission to sell or remove improvements or structures.• Freedom to repatriate profits and capital;• Facilitation of entry and exit visa facilities and work permits for expatriate personnel.Special Privileges• Exemption from import duties for intermediate components and raw materials imported for processing and re-export;• Exemption from export duties for exported finished products;• Exemption from import duties for imported equipment, means of production, spare parts and other materials directly used in operation of investment projects;• Vehicles directly used in investment operations will be exempted from imported duties. Vehicles indirectly used in investment operations will be taxed 1% of their imported values. Foreign and domestic enterprises that have agreements with the Central Government and provincial authorities are entitled to temporarily imported vehicles.• Quantity of vehicles allowed depends on size of investment capital, zone and activities.
• Special privileges, including reduction or exemption
from the profit tax rate, are given based on the size of investment and the significant positive impacts that such investments have on socio-economic development of Lao PDR.
Investment Guarantees, Rights, Benefits and Obligations of Foreign Investors
• Provides legal guarantees to foreign investors as well as foreign investment enterprises established in the Lao PDR under the Lao on the Promotion and Management of Foreign Investment;
• Refrain from using administrative power to interfere with the lawful activities of foreign investors;
• The Lao PDR facilitates foreign investors as well as foreign investment enterprise equally as it does for domestic investors and domestic enterprises except where specially provided otherwise by this decree.
• The Lao PDR recognises and accepts the rights of foreign investors in all respects regarding leasing, land use, intellectual property ownership as well as the lawful assets and rights of foreign investors or the rights related to foreign investment enterprises;
• To receive support from the Government in establishing and operating their business in accordance with the laws and regulations;
• To obtain protection of rights and legitimate interests related to business operations;
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