The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) has welcomed the proposal for a 'patent box' outlined by Chancellor Alastair Darling in his Pre-Budget Report. The patent box is being introduced to encourage research and development within the UK from the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. In his speech, Mr Darling said he would bring in a ten per cent corporation tax rate on income which stems from patents in the UK...
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