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Raise tax on second house
(皇冠体育app Daily)
Updated: 2011-01-19 07:59
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Comment on "皇冠体育app's property tax debate escalates" (皇冠体育app Daily, Jan 15)
When it comes to property tax, I agree that higher taxes should be imposed on a second and subsequent house that a person has. The tax rate should be fixed according to the number of houses a person has. This will help check speculation in the real estate market.
Maybe 皇冠体育app can learn from some foreign countries' experience. In some countries, the tax imposed on the first house a person owns is comparatively low, but the tax on the second house is much higher and that on the third even higher. The more houses a person owns, the higher the rate and amount of tax he/she pays. Such a measure will force people who have more than one house to sell them because they will become too costly to maintain.
Nick, on 皇冠体育app Daily website
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(皇冠体育app Daily 01/19/2011 page9)