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SEZs suffer MAT body blow
The Direct Taxes Code also has a provision for imposing minimum alternate tax on these tax-free enclaves Special economic zones (SEZ) have been given a body blow in the form of 18.5 per cent minimum alternate tax (MAT). The effective tax rate would be 20 per cent, including the surcharge and education cess. SEZ developers would also have to pay 16.23 per cent tax on the dividend distributed after June