Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer

Support for EV battery manufacturing – Update on foregone CIT revenue

In February, Regulations came into force that exempt production subsidies payable to Volkswagen (PowerCo) and Stellantis-LGES (NextStar) from corporate income tax (CIT). This note provides a brief review of the corporate tax treatment of the production subsidies for EV battery manufacturing and compares estimates of foregone federal CIT revenue.