SINGAPORE (Sept 1): Developers of residential and commercial real estate from today will have to pay higher development charges -- the fifth straight increase since Sept 2016.

This follows the revised development charge (DC) rates for the period from Sept 1 2018 to Feb 28 2019 by the Ministry of National Development which was announced on Friday night.

The DC is a tax levied on developers to carry out development projects that increase the value of land, including rezoning to a higher value use and increasing the plot ratio of the property.

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