Slovenia approves tax incentives for R&D
Slovenia's Government has approved a decree allowing regional tax incentives for research and development (R&D). The initiative is intended to encourage investment in R&D, increase the competitiveness of Slovenia's economy and attract foreign investors. The Corporate Income Tax Act states that a taxable legal person can deduct from the tax base a general investment incentive amounting to 20% of the amount invested in internal R&D activities or spent on the purchase of R&D services. The decree makes possible additional regional deductions of 10% or 20%. The exact amount depends on per capita GDP in individual regions in comparison with the national average. The cabinet also approved a cluster that will bring together ministries, regional development agencies and innovation centres from 11 regions in Central and Eastern Europe. The CEE-ClusterNetwork will receive funding under the EU's PRO INNO programme to establish innovation potential in the region. It will involve Austria, Italy, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Croatia and Slovenia. The agreement is being signed in Brussels on 28 November.
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