BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : DECEMBER 13, 1999 ISSUE
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Japan's Heavy Burden


Maximum inheritance tax rates

JAPAN                     70%
U.S.                      55
BRITAIN                   40
FRANCE                    40
GERMANY                   30

SOURCE: TOKYO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE


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