iPhones get even more expensive in India because of import duty hike
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- 05 Mar 2020
awsome . now ministers can use this tax to buy iphone for themselves and family members. very good move.
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- 05 Mar 2020
Anonymous, 03 Mar 2020Once I had a discussion with someone from India, people in ... moreAs you are from USA, i just want to know what percentage of Americans buy their phones through carrier subsidies and what is the percentage of them who buy it without contract and at full price???
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- 05 Mar 2020
Boldy, 04 Mar 2020This is going to go into the realm of politics so I'd like ... moreRich boy who hasn't seen life beyond the duality of poor and rich.
Get off your comfy sofa, and remove the goggles your dad gave you. Get some ground reality before you utter some non-reliable facts.
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- 04 Mar 2020
Tax hikes in India happen in a similar way in my country. The goverment runs out of money and instead of cutting down expenses and fighting with wastage and corruption, it increases taxes especially on electronics. Instead, corruption gets more and more every day. Or, local brands can't sell their overpriced ODM trashes and ask the goverment to increase taxes on imported phones rather than requesting tax discounts on their products. In the end, this situation affects the customers.
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- 04 Mar 2020
MrPhone, 03 Mar 2020Clearly you've never held an iPhone based on what you say. ... moreI can buy any phone I want. Price doesn't matter. But iPhone isn't worth it. You can't do many things in iPhone buy you can do in android. Better to pay less and buy upcoming Xiaomi flagship.
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- 04 Mar 2020
If anyone can spend that amount of money then only 2-3k INR hikes doesn't matter to them.
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- 04 Mar 2020
i have an iphone which back side mentioned assembled in china... every people is using Chinese phone... it is not about a certain country.. no one have right to judge any one
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God, 04 Mar 2020More import duty should be added if Apple doesn't start mak... moreWait till Donald Trump imposed high tariff on India good to US
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piku, 03 Mar 2020Main reason why Indian don't buy iPhones because we have ch... morePlease accept the fact that 99% of India population is poor, with merely 1% buying luxury goods.
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- 04 Mar 2020
Aks, 03 Mar 2020Indian Government is Forcing People to Buy "MADE IN INDIA" ... moreIndia's laws regarding taxations is a good tactic to force manufacturers to produce there. Your "Indian dream" is owning an iPhone? Your government's dream is for the companies to create manufacturing in Indian soil thus creating more jobs and employment to Indian residents. Do you think that owning an iPhone weighs more than that? lol.
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- 04 Mar 2020
More import duty should be added if Apple doesn't start making iphones in India
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- 04 Mar 2020
Anonymous, 03 Mar 2020For a moment think about the other side of the coin, about ... moreI'm an Indian and can't agree more to what you're saying.
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- 04 Mar 2020
AnonD-558092, 03 Mar 2020Well, maybe you guys need to demand a government that would... moreThis is going to go into the realm of politics so I'd like to limit the discussion but you seem to not understand the situation of how bad India is.
India starts taxation from 5 lakh INR per year income, which is roughly equal to $7000 per year. Only 1% of the population earns more to pay that tax. That 1% is the source of every bit of revenue the government gets. They consume and pay luxury taxes on their cars and electronics as well as extremely high amount of cess. And in return we get absolutely nothing. The electricity is erratic, the water supply and quality is suspect and the public transport is garbage. On top of it, every government provided service is substandard since it's made for the poor and you know, anything goes there.
This creates a good gap between the 99% of the population that's mostly illiterate and naive and the 1% who actually know what's happening. The government just ignores the 1% and use their money to give freebies to the rest of the population, like waiving their loans or giving them free electricity. This makes it easy to garner votes, because it makes sense in a democracy to ignore the minority.
This country has no future. Almost everyone you see who can write in decent English is actually part of the top 1% in India. That doesn't mean he's rich by any stretch of the imagination by global standards, but he likely already knows what's happening and can't do shit about it since the government simply doesn't care.
There is no middle-class in India which can demand things. It's just dirt-poor people which comprise like 95% of the population, 4% or so lower middle class, 0.9% middle class which is screwed royally by taxes and the top 0.1% of politicians, corrupt government workers and businessmen which control the country and wealth.
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- 03 Mar 2020
Anonymous, 03 Mar 2020Once I had a discussion with someone from India, people in ... moreMain reason why Indian don't buy iPhones because we have cheaper and better option and people here can buy SIM free phones unlike countries like US
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Aks, 03 Mar 2020Indian Government is Forcing People to Buy "MADE IN INDIA" ... moreIndian government is forcing people to buy Made in India phones only. Messages and notices has been circulated throughout the country. I didn't get one, nor did my gf, and my gf's dad. But if this guy is saying so, then it must be true.
The Indian government is destroying the dream of getting an iPhone. My neighbour here says its true. He has not been paying his son's school fees, but its true. His dream of getting an iPhone is robbed.
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- 03 Mar 2020
Indian Government is Forcing People to Buy "MADE IN INDIA" Phones Only, By Imposing Heavy Tax on Imported Phones, Thus Destroying Every Indians Dreamed of buying IPhones. Due to Huge Corruption & Scams happening in the Country.
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BJP RSS , 03 Mar 2020Average income per year in UK nearly 50000$ and in France i... moreWell, maybe you guys need to demand a government that would fix this sort of issue. I am not from India nor do I live there, but I know for a fact that currently they have a strong populist agenda and they are hard at work on tackling issues that would not benefit India as an emerging super economy. And believe me, a populist government does a lot to bring you immediate satisfaction but will only deteriorate your country in the long term. You guys need a government that would invest massively in public transportation (because of the smog episodes), education (an educated nation is a wealthy nation) and implement both stronger wealth redistribution mechanisms and stronger labor rights. And don't allow anyone thinking that "trickle down economy" actually works to make any decisions. In the US, they live by that theory, and yet the gap between the rich and the poor only widened in the last few years. Canada's much better in comparison on that matter due to multiple such mechanisms.
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Anonymous, 03 Mar 2020Calm down it is just INR 2000. And you think that matters f... moreWell, it's something to celebrate.
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- 03 Mar 2020
Anonymous, 03 Mar 2020Yes!!! Fifth largest economy in gdp terms and 3rd largest ... moreAverage income per year in UK nearly 50000$ and in France is 42000$ in India it is 1500$, worse than many African countries.
Also in India 99% of money lies with 1% population meaning.
only 25 $ Billion is owned by 1287 million people.
And rest of 2475 $ Billion is owned by 13 million politicians and businessmen and upper class.