With the planned increase in consumption tax receiving approval by Parliament last Friday, buyers of as-yet uncompleted apartments may be hit with the higher tax.
According to the tax plan agreed to on August 10, the consumption tax will increase to 8% from April 1, 2014, and 10% from October 1, 2015.
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