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Update news property tax
To prevent speculation and price inflation, the State needs to apply comprehensive measures to increase the transparency and supply in the market.
Improving supply and providing transparent information about property projects are the most important solutions that will help prevent speculation.
Imposing property taxes on houses is not a radical solution to build a healthy market, experts say. Taxation will make the real estate market, which is in difficulties because of legal problems and short supply, become even more deadlocked.
While some people support the Ministry of Finance’s (MOF) plan to tax houses, others warn that taxation is not feasible and this may bring the opposite effect.
VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Finance (MOF) believes that it is necessary to tax second and subsequently owned homes to restrict property speculation and oversupply.