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MHLW Set to Defend “High-Level Investment” Credits for Key R&D Tax Break System in FY2017 Reform
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) plans to request the extension of so-called “high-level investment” credits, a provisional tax break under the R&D tax credit system, beyond its planned expiration at the end of March 2017 in a…
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