Apple is benefiting from a new tax break in India, which will make it cheaper to assemble iPhones in the country. The change was announced by the government on Saturday.We first learned about the plans last month, which are expected to be worth at least $2.7B in benefits to companies like Apple and Samsung India is Apples second-largest production hubAfter China, India is Apples second-largest center for iPhone assembly. Weve been hearing ambitious reports for some time now thathalf of all iPhones could be made in India by 2027 though actual progress has been slower.Things stepped up significantly last year.Bloombergreported back in April thataround one in seven iPhoneswere made in India, but the production of flagship models had always lagged significantly behind due to the advanced manufacturing processes needed. That changed with the iPhone 16, with production in Indiastarting within weeks of launch.Apple gets tax breakThe government has been gradually reducing import duties on electronic components imported into the country for local manufacture, and has now announced an extension to this,Reuters reports that a tax on printed circuit boards was among the iPhone parts to be zero-rated.India has removed import duties on some components key to producing mobile phones, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in the annual budget on Saturday []The list included components for mobile phone assembly such as printed circuit board assembly, parts of camera modules, and USB cables, which were taxed at 2.5% earlier.The move will make iPhone production in India cheaper, with the government gambling that it will encourage Apple to move more of its manufacturing there.Photo byKirti KallaonUnsplashAdd 9to5Mac to your Google News feed. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.Youre reading 9to5Mac experts who break news about Apple and its surrounding ecosystem, day after day. Be sure to check out our homepage for all the latest news, and follow 9to5Mac on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to stay in the loop. Dont know where to start? Check out our exclusive stories, reviews, how-tos, and subscribe to our YouTube channel