Post-COVID-19 stimulus measures in Asia-Pacific, Africa

As detailed by Grant Wardell-Johnson, multinationals based in Africa, Asia and the Pacific have tabled their thoughts on what government fiscal initiatives would be helpful to stimulate economies.

This report on the roundtable event, which was held under the Chatham House rule, summarises some of the views expressed.Corporate tax rate reductions as a policy measureIt was noted that in the context of identifying measures that would have an immediate and high impact, the speed of impact of corporate tax rate reductions were questionable. Also, a number of countries and jurisdictions already reduced their corporate income tax rates in the year or two prior to COVID-19, leaving them little...

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Authors: Grant Wardell-Johnson

Published Date: 24 August 2020