Minimum corporate tax rules mean Singapore is in for 'tougher competition': Lee


The move is aimed at getting large multinational firms to pay their fair share of taxes, rather than routing profits through low-tax jurisdictions.- ST

ROME (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Singapore will be in for tougher competition when new rules on a minimum global corporate tax are implemented, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday (Oct 31).

Specifically, the decision will impact how the country attracts investments. This is because tax incentives - along with grants and other schemes - are a major tool in the Economic Development Board's arsenal.

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