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 (DIR) Post #AZXARpqUIT3FTo2ei8 by rival@mastodon.social
       2023-09-07T19:45:24Z
       
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       «Empty properties in #Paris, #France, incur an annual surcharge of 160% of the standard property rates. In #Vancouver, #Canada, vacant #homes are taxed at 3% of the property’s taxable value and failure to pay can result in fines. In #Ireland, the empty house tax is three times the property’s existing base local property tax. And in #Melbourne and #Sydney, house buyers who leave a property unused for six months face an annual charge of at least A$5,500 (NZ$5,978)»https://theconversation.com/as-nz-struggles-to-resolve-its-long-running-housing-crisis-investors-should-be-taxed-for-keeping-homes-empty-212356#housing