Taiwan ranks fourth in economic freedom index

Taiwan was among the only four countries that made it into the “Free” category in the Index of Economic Freedom released by the US Heritage Foundation this week. Taiwan’s score rose 0.6 points from ...

Real-estate transfers as gifts soar

Photo: Hsu Yi-ping, Taipei Times Local administrators raised property taxes to between 1.5 percent and 3.6 percent on a fourth unoccupied home, compared with 1.2 percent for a self-occupied and the ...