Interest

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...., but if the recipient is the beneficial owner of the interest and it is paid in respect of a loan or debt first created after the date of entry into force of this Convention, 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....

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....e means income from debt-claims of every kind, whether or not secured by mortgage, and in particular, income from Government securities and income from bonds or debentures, including premiums and prizes attaching to such securities, bonds or debentures. Penalty charges for late payment shall not be regarded as interest for the purpose of this article. 5. The provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2)....

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.... a Contracting State or not, has in a Contracting State a permanent establishment or a fixed base in connection with which the indebtedness on which the interest is paid was incurred, and such interest is borne by such permanent establishment or fixed base, then such interest shall be deemed to arise in the State in which the permanent establishment or fixed base is situated. 7. Where, by reaso....