PETALING JAYA: Property executives are in favour of an increase in the real property gains tax (RPGT), saying the move would help curb excessive speculation in a market that saw average house prices gallop by double-digits last year.
Industry participants who spoke to StarBiz argued that while some measure of speculation was necessary for a healthy market, it had, in recent times, become unreasonable.
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