AFTER DAMPENING PROPERTY MARKET, TAIPEI CITY NOW STIMULATES IT|北市房屋稅分6年緩漲 明年先打七折

Taipei City Government announced changes to next year's [property tax] including new property construction tax unit prices to be raised over six years, with a 30 percent discount to start with. At the same time, the tax on luxury property will be amended and taxes on new property will be abolished, hoping to stimulate the real estate market. Analysts criticize this being out of line with social justice intended in previous recent housing policy. Two years ago, Taipei City adjusted unit prices for new property built after July that year, raised property taxes and added a luxury property tax calculated on location. This caused a lot of dispute in the property market. on Dec. 17, Taipei City Government held a conference unveiling three new principles. Two of these are: a new property construction unit price to be raised over six years, with a 30 percent discount next year to lessen the impact, and an amendment to the luxury property tax based on location to one based on a fixed rate. ==KO WEN-JE Taipei City Mayor== Luxury property tax was raised too much so we are going to lower it a bit, also the 2014 July date on new property we think is strange, so we will add a bit in front and cut a bit behind to bring things level so that things look a bit fairer. The real estate industry itself beleives that these measures will help to thaw the frozen market, however, other analysts criticize this cutting of taxes on luxury and new property for the wealthy, as being out of line with social justice. ==HSU CHIA-SHENG I Can Property research manager== For older luxury apartments it raises their capital it may affect their competitiveness in the market, but the positive aspect is new luxury property may enjoy lower taxes and so change hands quicker. ==CHANG CHIN-E Prof. NCCU Dept. Land Economics== If the difference is too great, then the tax basis will be unfair, because luxury property taxes for wealthy people drop much lower, people without money don't see the same drop in taxes, the difference between their tax burdens is too little, so that it is unfair. Taipei City Government said that it regularly adjust tax rates and was not acting under duress from any particular group or department. It also said that to lessen financial pressure general property taxes would be raised over a period of six years. It hopes the new amendments would stimulate the property market. TRANSLATED BY：CLARE LEAR 北市府宣布，要調整明年度的「房屋稅」，包含新屋「房屋構造」單價，分6年緩漲，還要先打7折。同時，還取消新屋加價項目，並修正豪宅稅，希望可以刺激房市。但有學者批評，這麼做，反而不符合，社會正義。 兩年前，台北市調整該年7月後的新屋標準單價，拉高房屋稅，豪宅稅多出「1+路段率」的計算方式，引發市場「一刀切」的爭議。北市府昨天召開會議後，定調3個原則，除了新屋房屋構造單價，分6年緩漲，明年還先打7折，減輕衝擊，而且修正豪宅稅，從「1+路段率」的加成計算，變為「1+固定率」。 ==台北市長 柯文哲== 以豪宅他增加太多 給他降一點下來 還有那個 103年7月1號那個切線 我們覺得怪怪的 所以就把他前面的加一點 後面的減一點拉平 看起來比較公平一點就好 房仲業者認為，這些措施確實有助於暖化目前結凍的房市；不過，學者批評，這麼做反而讓有錢人的稅，越繳越少，不符合社會正義。 ==住商不動產企劃研究室主任 徐佳馨== 那當然對一些舊豪宅來說 其實持有成本增加 確實可能會影響他 在市場上面的一個競爭力 但是好處是說 一些新豪宅 可能因為降稅的關係 他的流動性會比較好 ==政大地政系教授 張金鶚== 那偏向很遠的情況下 就造成整個稅基的不公平 因為豪宅有錢人的房屋稅 雖然降低很多 沒有錢的 雖然沒有降 可是相對沒有降那麼多 這個差距很小 造成這分擔的不公平 對此，北市府強調，市府針對稅率，定期做調整，沒有受到任何單位的壓力或影響，而且為了減緩市民的壓力，才改6年內逐漸緩漲，也希望新政策能活絡房市。 記者陳佳鑫 陳保羅 台北報導