The marketviewed the increase as mildcompared to the potential introduction ofharsher austerity measuressuch ascapitalgain taxonstock tradingandpropertywithholdingtax.
The PVF allows the investor to receive an up-front payment (typically, 75-85% market value) in exchange for delivery of a variable amount of shares or cash in the future, at which time the capitalgain is realized for tax purposes and the taxon the capitalgain is paid.