Japan plans to implement corporate tax refunds for companies that have been forced to incur losses due to the outbreak of the new coronavirus, a government source said Saturday.
The measure would mainly apply to small and midsize companies, such as restaurant operators and school lunch suppliers, as well as large companies that usually are ineligible for such tax relief, the source said.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government would also enable business operators to expedite filing procedures for the tax refunds, it said.