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General Investment Context (as currently foreseen) . Reduced corporate tax (17% in 2009)Major / transformational investment result from:Regional FTZConcessionsPrivatisationNo need for a dedicated law on FDI incentivesOnly targeted incentives, to be inserted in codes / laws concerned (tax, l
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1. Clarification of certain FDI incentives currently under consideration by the METE Karim Medjad
Andrew Thorburn
EC-UNDP
Cards 2002
Support for Trade Regulation and Promotion
2. General Investment Context(as currently foreseen) Reduced corporate tax (17% in 2009)
Major / transformational investment result from:
Regional FTZ
Concessions
Privatisation
No need for a dedicated law on FDI incentives
Only targeted incentives, to be inserted in codes / laws concerned (tax, labour, education…)
Each incentive to be monitored by the Ministries concerned (finance, labour, education, industry…)
3. Incentive package 1 (Low)Target job market 2 possible incentives:
Job creation in disadvantaged areas
and / or
Vocational training deductible as expense
4. Incentives package 2 (High)Target job market + specific industries 2 industries under consideration by METE:
Textile
Leather / shoe
5. Detail of incentives:job creation in disadvantaged areas (1) Advantages
Strong incentive
State-aid compliant
Reduces informal sector
Strong PR impact Disadvantages
Costly (reduces state income)
Complex / expensive to implement / monitor
6. Detail of incentives job creation in disadvantaged areas (2)
7. Detail of incentives:develop skilled labour (1) Advantages
Strong incentive
State-aid compliant
Reduces informal sector
Strong PR impact Disadvantages
Costly (reduces state income)
Complex / expensive to implement
8. Detail of incentives develop skilled labour (2)
9. Detail of incentives specific industries (1) Should textile and leather / shoe industries be incentivised?
10. Detail of incentives:targeted industries (1) Advantages
State-aid compliant
Reduces informal sector
Narrow target: strong signal towards industries concerned Disadvantages
Industrial park are long to set up
Not autonomous (success depends on additional factors – e.g. infrastructure)
Complex / expensive to implement
11. Detail of incentives targeted industries (2)