0328 GMT - Indian city-gas distributors' margins could rise after a 15% value-added tax to the Gujarat state government was replaced with a 2% central sales tax on Oct. 1, says Nomura's Bineet Banka in a note. The VAT was levied on administered price mechanism, or APM, gas and new well gas purchased from Gujarat. The tax change implies gas-cost savings of around 13% for both Indraprastha Gas and Mahanagar Gas, which source around 45% and 12%, respectively, of their APM gas from the state, the analyst says. This could translate to a 22% absolute Ebitda gain for Indrapastha and 4% for Mahanagar. Nomura maintains its neutral rating and INR225.00 target on Indraprastha, and its buy rating and INR1,580.00 target on Mahanagar. Their shares were last at INR220.05 and INR1,312.90, respectively. (megan.cheah@wsj.com)
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