Property tax
Singapore grants one-off property tax rebate for all owner-occupiers in 2026
Owners of one and two-room HDB flats will still be exempted from property tax
Up to 400 large UK stores at risk of closure from property tax hike: BRC
The government has proposed higher business rates, or commercial property taxes, on sites with a rateable value of over £500,000
Stamp duty takings up 9.5% to S$6.4 billion in FY2024 after two years of decline
Property tax revenue increases 12.9% to S$6.7 billion
Vietnam mulls overhaul of property transfer tax, sparks fears of stalling recovery
The drafted rule charges a 20% tax on net profit from real estate transactions, or 10% of the sale price for properties owned for under two years
Introducing inheritance tax can stymie entrepreneurism, warns property leader Rachel Teo
She also describes how a digital platform she co-founded lets people access fractional property opportunities
Hong Kong to reduce property tax for low-end home transactions
Residential units valued at HK$4 million (S$688,292) or below will be subject to the minimum stamp duty bracket at HK$100
Property tax should not be conflated with wealth tax
I READ with great interest Leslie Yee’s commentary “Don’t spare asset-rich, cash-poor private homeowners from paying higher property taxes” (BT, Jan 13), but I must respectfully disagree with his opin...
Don’t spare asset-rich, cash-poor private homeowners from paying higher property taxes
If needed, property tax rises for elderly owner-occupiers can accrue as an amount payable
One-off property tax rebate in 2025 for owner-occupiers to soften cost-of-living pains
A rebate of 20% will be given to owner-occupied HDB flats; owner-occupied private residential properties will get a 15% rebate, capped at S$1,000
After 17% surge in last fiscal year, Singapore’s tax revenue expected to rise at slower pace in FY24/25
New top-up corporate taxes will not affect revenue just yet; higher personal income taxes from top earners may also not be significant
