More Chinese cities ready for property tax pilots
Updated: 2013-02-27 14:26
(Xinhua)
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BEIJING - Several Chinese cities are "technically ready" to join the property tax pilots currently in place in Shanghai and Chongqing after the government signalled it will expand the program to more areas, according to a media report on Wednesday.
Wuhan, Hangzhou and Xiangtan possess the basic prerequisites for the launching of such pilots, including a tax evaluation system, the Economic Information Daily reported.
Earlier this month, the State Council, China's cabinet, pledged to strictly implement and improve tightening measures on the housing market in light of faster-than-expected price rises in some cities.
One of the control directions it named was the expansion of experimental property tax reforms, which analysts said will mainly target some well-prepared cities.
But the Economic Information Daily said the final expansion list is still subject to decisions from the State Council and other related authorities.
As part of China's efforts to cool its property market amid growing growing public complaints over runaway housing prices, China introduced the trial imposition of property taxes in 2010.
The Chongqing trial focused on taxing high-end housing while Shanghai's mainly targeted ownership of multiple houses.
Some experts said that, due to limited scope, the taxes imposed in the two places have not played a significant role in keeping local house prices in check.
But Nie Meisheng, president of the China Real Estate Chamber of Commerce, said the imposition of property taxes, besides being a signal to guide market expectation, should be seen as a long-term tool to regulate the market, according to the Economic Information Daily.
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