The government plans to reduce the corporate tax rate from the current 20 percent to between 17 and 18 percent, according to sources cited by the daily Helsingin Sanomat.
Sources quoted by HS on Sunday indicated that the government is likely to propose a two-percentage-point cut in the corporate tax rate, bringing it down to 18 percent. However, a three-point reduction to 17 percent is also considered a possibility, according to the paper.
The decision is expected to be made during the government’s mid-term budget session on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Corporate income tax is paid by limited liability companies, cooperatives, as well as, under certain conditions, public entities, associations, institutions, foundations and housing companies.