Galapagos received a positive ruling from the Belgian tax authorities on the collaboration agreement with Abbott. Galapagos may exempt 80% of qualifying income, based on the Galapagos patents covering JAK1 inhibitor GLPG0634, from Belgian corporate income tax. This will result in an effective income tax rate of under 5% for Galapagos for this income.
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