Investment Policy Measures

9 results
Seychelles

Seychelles

10 Mar 2025

Grants new business tax exemption to infant companies

On 10 March 2025, Seychelles adopted the Business Tax (Exemption of Tax for Infant Companies) Order, 2025 (S.I. 13 of 2025), granting tax exemptions to eligible businesses. Under the Order, qualifying infant companies are exempt from [...]

Seychelles

Seychelles

04 Nov 2022

Adopts new or increased taxes in various sectors

The Minister for Finance, National Planning and Trade presented Budget for 2023 on 4 November 2022, which provides for new or extended taxes. Among them: - A new tax of 2 per cent on the turnover of medium and large hotels from January [...]

Seychelles

Seychelles

04 Jul 2022

New investment regulation clarifies conditions for foreign Investment in Seychelles

On July 4, 2022, Seychelles introduced the Seychelles Investment (Economic Activities) Regulations No. 76 of 2022, replacing the 2014 version. This new framework aims to enhance transparency regarding limitations and restrictions on [...]

Seychelles

Seychelles

01 Jan 2022

Amends business tax rates

The Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Trade of Seychelles delivered the National Budget 2022 on 12 November 2021, which reduces business tax rates beginning in January 2022. The Budget provides for the top rate to decrease [...]

Seychelles

Seychelles

04 Apr 2014

Policy on Sale of Land to Foreigners

The Policy, which comes after the announcement made by Government last year to discontinue the sale of freehold land in Seychelles to Non-Seychellois, provides some flexibility on foreign ownership of land. Subject to meeting certain [...]

Seychelles

Seychelles

10 Dec 2013

Recuction of business tax rate

As from 2014 most medium and large sized businesses (except banks, telecommunication companies, insurance companies, breweries and tobacco producers) will pay a 30% business tax rate compared to 33% paid in 2013. [...]

Seychelles

Seychelles

28 Dec 2012

Reduction of taxes on various business profits

The 2013 Budget provides that in 2013, the tax rate on profits for businesses with a turnover of SR1 million and above is reduced from 33% to 30% on taxable income, except for commercial banks, telecommunication companies, insurance [...]

Seychelles

Seychelles

25 Nov 2010

Adopts Investment Act 2010

Seychelles adopted investment Act 2010, on 25 November 2010 which repeals the 2005 Investment Code, establishes the Seychelles Investment Board, and protects the rights of investors, both domestic and foreign. A Competency Authority [...]

Seychelles

Seychelles

25 Nov 2010

Amends the Investment Act

The Investment Act establishes the Seychelles Investment Board and protects the rights of investors, both domestic and foreign. It defines investment areas under two categories, namely "strategic" and "restricted". It reserves certain [...]

Number of policy measures per economy (since 01 Jan 2010) 1 94