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A north facing view of the rapidly developing skyline of Phnom Penh on September 26.

GDT announce deadline on land, property taxes pushed to Oct 31

Publication date 26 September 2023 | 21:25 | ICT

The General Department of Taxation (GDT) has announced a postponement of the tax payment deadline for properties and unused land tax until October 31.

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