https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=62146 Finance Ministry held pre-Budget consultations with IT industry leaders focusing on domestic computing capacity, skilling for AI disruption, and tax and incentive measures. Industry raised concerns about the September 2025 H 1B fee increase and the proposed outsourcing levy in the HIRE Act-a 25 per cent charge on payments to foreign workers-warning these developments could shift global talent strategies and affect cross-border service delivery and Budget policy on incentives and capacity building. en-us Wed, 19 Nov 2025 21:01:03 +0530 Wed, 19 Nov 2025 21:01:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=62146 Finance Ministry held pre-Budget consultations with IT industry leaders focusing on domestic computing capacity, skilling for AI disruption, and tax and incentive measures. Industry raised concerns about the September 2025 H 1B fee increase and the proposed outsourcing levy in the HIRE Act-a 25 per cent charge on payments to foreign workers-warning these developments could shift global talent strategies and affect cross-border service delivery and Budget policy on incentives and capacity building. News - Wed, 19 Nov 2025 21:01:03 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=62146