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Japan’s Envisaged IP Tax Relief Likely to Cover Drug Sales, METI Eyes FY2024 Rollout
Japan’s taxation reform requests for FY2024 embraced the creation of the “innovation box” system that grants a lower tax rate for income generated from intellectual property rights. An industry ministry official recently told Jiho that this scheme is anticipated to…
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