CAVOK@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 2 days agoSpain proposes 100% tax on property purchases for non-EU buyerswww.ft.comexternal-linkmessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1284file-text
arrow-up1284external-linkSpain proposes 100% tax on property purchases for non-EU buyerswww.ft.comCAVOK@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square29fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareCyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up76·2 days agoMaybe, just maybe, basic human needs like housing should not be objects of speculative markets.
minus-squareFushuan [he/him]@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 day agoThis new package also comes with a tax exemption for landlords if they set rent prices according to the recommended values of the government. This will make some landlords to reduce the rent to benefit more due to 0 tax, which will benefit tenants. We’ll see if it’s enough but it’s a good move.
minus-squarecows_are_underrated@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoThats actually a quite good Idea. Doesnt solve the core problem (that big housing companies have a monopoly on housing), but its a quite good idea.
minus-squareBeMoreCareful@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·2 days agoAfter the 08 bailout, that cat is never going back in the bag.
minus-squareazolus@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 days agoI propose a highly unconventional solution: get Schrödinger here asap!
Maybe, just maybe, basic human needs like housing should not be objects of speculative markets.
This new package also comes with a tax exemption for landlords if they set rent prices according to the recommended values of the government. This will make some landlords to reduce the rent to benefit more due to 0 tax, which will benefit tenants.
We’ll see if it’s enough but it’s a good move.
Thats actually a quite good Idea. Doesnt solve the core problem (that big housing companies have a monopoly on housing), but its a quite good idea.
After the 08 bailout, that cat is never going back in the bag.
I propose a highly unconventional solution: get Schrödinger here asap!