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....r of the interest, the tax so charged shall not exceed 15 per cent of the gross amount of the interest. 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 2, (a) interest arising in a Contracting State shall be exempt from tax in that State provided it is derived and beneficially owned by : (i) the Government, a political sub-division or a local authority of the other Contrac....

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....provided that the loan or credit is approved by the Government of the first-mentioned Contracting State. 4. The term "interest" as used in this Article means income from debt-claims of every kind, whether or not secured by mortgage and whether or not carrying a right to participate in the debtor's profits, and in particular, income from Government securities and income from bonds or debentu....

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....shall be deemed to arise in a Contracting State when the payer is that Contracting State itself, a political sub-division, a local authority thereof or a resident of that State. Where, however, the person paying the interest, whether he is a resident of a Contracting State or not, has in a Contracting State a permanent establishment or a fixed base in connection with which the indebtedness on whic....