Investment Policy Monitor
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UNCTAD has been collecting information on changes in national foreign direct investment (FDI) policies on an annual basis since 1992. This collection has provided input to the analysis of global and regional investment policy trends in the World Investment Report, the Investment Policy Monitors and the UNCTAD-OECD Reports on G20 Measures.
In 2024, to further strengthen the quality of reporting, UNCTAD revised the methodology of monitoring investment policy measures. and revised the measures going back to 2012 accordingly.
The Investment Policy Monitor provides the international investment community with country-specific, up-to-date information about the latest developments in foreign investment policies.
Through its monitoring of investment policy changes, UNCTAD offers cutting-edge and innovative contributions to investment policy discourse, and contributes to preparing the ground for future policymaking in the interest of making foreign investment work for sustainable development.
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The UNCTAD's Investment Policy Monitor database include official measures affecting FDI adopted by United Nations Member States. These encompass measures explicitly targeting FDI (FDI-specific), as well as general investment measures with a clear impact on foreign investment (FDI-related). The measures are either reported directly to UNCTAD by Member States through annual surveys or identified by UNCTAD researchers through publicly accessible sources (such as government websites and specialized policy databases). The classification of measures as more or less favourable is based solely on their potential impact on investors.
Note: Measures are verified, to the fullest extent possible, by referencing government sources. The compilation of measures is not exhaustive.
Disclaimer: the boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.
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Seychelles
Amends business tax rates
01 Jan 2022The 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 from 30% to 25% for business profits above SCR 1 million ($74,000). For profits below this threshold, the rate was reduced from 25% to 15%. Also, a higher top rate of 33% applies for certain sectors, including telecommunications, banking, and insurance. Further, the Budget ends preferential tax rates for sectors, such as international corporate service providers, businesses listed in Seychelles Securities Exchange, and businesses linked to medical services. Furthermore, it reduces the 145% accelerated depreciation rate for capital investments to 100%.
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Type:
- Treatment and operation (Corporate taxation)
- Promotion and facilitation (Investment incentives)
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Industry:
- Not industry specific
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Sources:
- Government Portal, Seychelles Budget speech 2022, http://www.finance.gov.sc/uploads/national_budget/BUDGET%20SPEECH%202022%20English%2012.11.2021%20.pdf, 12 Nov 2021
- MNETax, Seychelles to amend business tax rates, expand transfer pricing capacity, https://mnetax.com/seychelles-to-amend-business-tax-rates-expand-transfer-pricing-capacity-46400, 09 Dec 2021
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UNCTAD has been collecting information on changes in national foreign direct investment (FDI) policies on an annual basis since 1992. This collection has provided input to the analysis of global and regional investment policy trends in the World Investment Report, the Investment Policy Monitors and the UNCTAD-OECD Reports on G20 Measures.
In 2024, to further strengthen the quality of reporting, UNCTAD revised the methodology of monitoring investment policy measures. and revised the measures going back to 2012 accordingly.
The Investment Policy Monitor provides the international investment community with country-specific, up-to-date information about the latest developments in foreign investment policies.
Through its monitoring of investment policy changes, UNCTAD offers cutting-edge and innovative contributions to investment policy discourse, and contributes to preparing the ground for future policymaking in the interest of making foreign investment work for sustainable development.
-
The UNCTAD's Investment Policy Monitor database include official measures affecting FDI adopted by United Nations Member States. These encompass measures explicitly targeting FDI (FDI-specific), as well as general investment measures with a clear impact on foreign investment (FDI-related). The measures are either reported directly to UNCTAD by Member States through annual surveys or identified by UNCTAD researchers through publicly accessible sources (such as government websites and specialized policy databases). The classification of measures as more or less favourable is based solely on their potential impact on investors.
Note: Measures are verified, to the fullest extent possible, by referencing government sources. The compilation of measures is not exhaustive.
Disclaimer: the boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.