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Covid-19: New laws to compel landlords to pass on property tax rebate

Though rebate is welcome; tenants argue it's insufficient and mall operators have to go further, and will continue negotiating with landlords on this

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Published Thu, Apr 2, 2020 · 09:50 PM

    Singapore

    BUSINESSES on Thursday hailed a newly proposed legislation that will ensure non-residential landlords pass on property tax rebates in full to all tenants, with some saying it's long overdue.

    "We appreciate the harsh hand of the law in this matter, but we wished it did not have to come to this," the Singapore Retailers Association (SRA) said.

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