MREITs unfazed by tax revision


IT was already written on the wall. Malaysia’s taxman has been casting his net wider, and the concessionary 10% withholding tax on Malaysian real estate investment trusts (MREITs) was always set to expire in 2025.

When the waiver was removed last week, MREITs took a beating, though most have since clawed back some losses.

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