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Tesla to pay China $323 million a year in taxes for factory site

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ANGUS WHITLEY
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Bloomberg
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July 30, 2019 10:33 AM

Tesla Inc. agreed to pay China 2.23 billion yuan ($323 million) in tax every year as part of a deal with local authorities to build an electric-vehicle factory on the outskirts of Shanghai.

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