dwazoup@lemm.ee to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-216 hours agoSpanish Government to Impose 100% Tax on Non-EU Home Buyerswww.bloomberg.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up1164arrow-down13
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minus-squareguillem@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·edit-215 hours agoUnless I’m missing something, all (regularised) immigrants in Spain are EU residents. ETA: but yeah, taxing empty homes would be better but the people who have more of those probably also have friends in the government.
minus-squareSaleh@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·9 hours agoNon resident buyers means empty homes for a larger part of the year. Because these are only speculative or holiday homes. Taxing empty homes is good, but also more difficult to enforce.
Unless I’m missing something, all (regularised) immigrants in Spain are EU residents.
ETA: but yeah, taxing empty homes would be better but the people who have more of those probably also have friends in the government.
Non resident buyers means empty homes for a larger part of the year. Because these are only speculative or holiday homes.
Taxing empty homes is good, but also more difficult to enforce.