Recently, a reporter from Xinhua News Agency interviewed relevant officials of the Ministry of Finance on the issue of the real estate tax reform pilot program. The relevant person in charge said that the real estate tax reform pilot was carried out in accordance with the authorization of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, and some cities have carried out investigation and preliminary research, but considering all aspects of the situation, there are no conditions for expanding the real estate tax reform pilot cities this year.
Why do you say, "the conditions for expanding the pilot program are not met within the year"?
This year, affected by various factors such as the international situation, domestic economy and changes in the epidemic, the foundation and conditions for the stable development of real estate tax reform are not available. Real estate tax reform requires not only a suitable economic situation and international environment, but also healthy and stable policy support to achieve the desired effect.
Judging from the current environment and policies, the current real estate market is expected to be very unstable, and it is indeed inappropriate to continue the real estate tax reform.
But from a long-term perspective, "some cities have carried out investigation and preliminary research", which also shows that the reform is still planned and in progress. This year, the real estate tax pilot project will be suspended, and it will be implemented at a suitable time in the future.
On the whole, the news that "there is no condition to expand the pilot program during the year" is beneficial to the entire real estate market. It resolves potential risks in the real estate market to a certain extent, and at the same time temporarily eliminates the panic of home buyers, which is beneficial to the real estate market. smooth operation of the market.
The purpose of the real estate tax reform pilot can be summarized into two aspects. On the one hand, it is conducive to the stable and healthy long-term development of the real estate market. On the other hand, it is conducive to increasing fiscal revenue through taxation and achieving effective economic regulation and income distribution. At present, the real estate is gradually moving towards a stable stage, and the rapid pilot implementation is indeed not conducive to the short-term stability of the market.
Real estate tax will play different roles in different pilot cities. At present, there are two officially announced pilot cities, namely Shanghai and Chongqing.
According to the provisional measures of the Shanghai Municipal Real Estate Tax Pilot Program, real estate tax will be levied on newly purchased houses of second and above housing by Shanghai resident families and newly purchased houses by non-Shanghai resident families. (basic tax rate).
Chongqing, on the other hand, formulates and levies a progressive taxation method of real estate tax at different rates according to the number or area of houses owned by individuals. The principle is similar to the progressive tax rate of our personal income tax.
In general, the real estate tax reform is often launched when the market is stable, the market is unstable, the performance of both supply and demand ends is weak, the effect is not good, and the expected deviation is large.
Delaying the plan is also to convey a signal of stability to the market. Don’t be too hasty. Only when the market is stable will more demand be released and met, and it is expected to achieve the effect of warming up. At this time, the implementation and implementation of the policy is very important. .