Real Property Gain Tax To Stay.

Property: RPGT to go ahead, says minister. The government will go ahead with its plan to implement the 5% RPGT on Jan 1, 2010, says second finance minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah. The tax to be imposed on gains from property disposal is irrespective of the holding period and category of owners. (Source: New Straits Times)