Current land value increases nearly 40% in Taichung / 台中公告地價平均調升近4成 六都之冠　　　　　　　　　　

In other news, Assessed land value in Taichung this year has increased by 38.2% on average, the highest among six major cities in Taiwan. Many local land owners are now transferring the cost to their tenants, and some have even increased the rent by five times. A large 'For Rent' billboard had been set at Taichung City's 7th Redevelopment Zone, it was once a popular restaurant, but the land owner has increased the rent five times higher, so the restaurant manager called for a retreat. ==TAI HSIU-FEN, Restaurant General Manager== If the rent were quintupled, our profits over a month plus the high rent, then we merely will not have any profit. The cause for the rent increase is because of the assessed value for this land is seven times higher than the previous value. The average increase for assessed land values in Taichung City is 38.2%, the highest among six metropolitan cities. And land value increase in Taichung's Xitun District is as high as 101.29%, the original land value was nearly doubled. ==CHEN JUN-HSIUNG, Real Estate Broker== Land owner or seller carries the burden of keeping land. Certainly he will add and transfer the costs to buyers when he wants to sell. In addition, land value tax also increases. The land value tax of Shinkong Mitsukoshi has increased from NT$37,000,000 to NT$55,980,000. The Land Administration Bureau emphasizes the adjustments are for the fairness to tax. ==YANG HSIAO-LUNG, Section Chief of Land Administration Bureau== For the past three years, land values in Taichung City have higher increases on markets. Every three years, we make adjustments on land value taxes, and therefore they are higher adjustments accordingly. The Bureau points out, the tax increases on land values only affect those commercial and large lands. Tax increases for ordinary citizens do not exceed more than NT$500. TRANSLATED BY：ANTHONY LIN 台中七期這塊地已經掛上出租的大型看板，這裡原本是知名餐廳的總店，但因為地主從今年八月開始，要調漲5倍租金，餐廳業者索性不租了。 ==餐廳總經理 戴秀芬== 假如說租金那邊調漲5倍的話 其實在我們來講的話 我們基本上假如說一個月的利潤 差不多再加上 他租金的調漲 其實對我們來講的話 是幾乎沒有利潤可言 租金會上漲的原因，就是因為這塊地公告地價，調升超過七成，而台中市今年的公告地價，平均調升38.2%，是六都調幅最高，其中在西屯區的平均調幅，更高達101.29%，等於是翻漲一倍。 ==房仲業者 陳俊雄== 地主或是賣方這邊的 持有成本增加 所以當然 如果相對地 他要賣這個不動產 會把這個成本 轉嫁給這個消費者買方 除了土地租金上漲，地價稅也會跟著增加，台中市地王新光三越的地價稅，也從調整前的3700萬元，變為5598萬元，一次就增加了將近1900萬。不過，台中市地政局強調，調整公告地價，是為了達到賦稅公平。 ==台中市地政局地價科長 楊曉龍== 台中市目前在最近這三年來 確實在市價上 它是有一個蠻大幅度地上漲 所以說以至於它每三年 在做一次調整的時候 這個幅度會相當的大 地政局表示，公告地價調升，商用和大面積土地影響最大，但全市近8成民眾，地價稅實質增加不超過500元，不過公告地價仍未達水準，未來還有調整計劃。 記者 邱植培 賴世杰 台中報導