Singapore budget shows more hopeful outlook
Finance minister Richard Hu announced a budget that drew on a more optimistic reading of the Asian economic climate. Principal changes included a reduction in the corporate tax rate from 26% to 25.5%. The two-year property tax rebate for commercial and industrial properties, announced in 1998 was extended until 2001 but at the lower rate of 25%.
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