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While gross FDI inflows have begun to rise , they have been partly offset by a pickup in outward investment by Indian corporates . The excise taxes , in contrast , are subject to the pay-as-you-go mechanism ; changes in such taxes can only be offset , for pay-as-you-go purposes , by changes in other revenues or in direct [ i.e ., mandatory ] spending that were enacted in authorizing bills . When a foreign customer demands offset agreements in exchange for sales , firms often feel that they must comply , or risk losing contracts . In many areas where Sigma Xi chapters could and probably should be established , low income levels of working scientists mandate some consideration on dues issues , either a tiered structure or a partial sponsorship or offset program similar to those under study within the Committee presently .