Catastral tax raises emotions: – It is the most fair form of taxation that can be introduced, especially if it concerned the value of the property. However, he would like it in exchange for its introduction abolish other taxes, In order not to increase the overall level of taxation – Ryszard Petru, Polish MP 2050 and the head of the Sejm Economy Committee on Radio ZET spoke about the catastral tax. He lists, among others Belka taxwhich he would like to change and “a dozen or so taxes introduced by PISwhich should be lifted, e.g. solidarity tax. ”
How much would the catastral tax amount to? – I think you should start on a very minimal catastral tax – Low enough to not be felt, but at the same time allow him to gradually build social awareness in this area – argued Ryszard Petru, although he did not say how much he would take. – I am in favor of introducing catastral tax at a very low level, which would gradually begin to organize economic processes. Such a system must start working, but its full implementation could immediately hit people who inherited very valuable real estate – he admitted. As an example, he gave an apartment in the center of Warsaw with an area of 100 m2, which suddenly becomes worth PLN 4 million, and there is a catastral tax. – For some owners, especially pensioners, this may be a problem, because their income would not allow it to pay – he explained.
What about flippers? The head of the parliamentary commission of economy also referred to the idea that the catastral tax should be introduced, e.g. from the third apartment, so that inherited people do not have to pay it, but only flippers trading real estate. – You can't imagine you 62-year-old grandmother who is “Flipperka“? Because I imagine it perfectly,” he asked the journalist and explained that “grandmother or grandfather can also be flippers”, so he would not support such a solution.
Pros for housing: Ryszard Petru pointed out that the catastral tax would make “there are no empty plots standing for years in city centers.” – Such a tax could contribute to the renovation of many buildings. The owners who could afford it would have to take care of their properties and look for ways to use them effectively. Thanks to this generated Profits could cover the costs of catastral tax – he continued to mention the asset of this tax.
For now, these are only divagations: – The election campaign is currently underway, so no one will submit such proposals. I treat this part of our conversation as purely theoretical about economics – admitted Ryszard Petru at the end. On the part of the government camp, there are clear declarations that such tax will not be introduced. – We are not working at the Ministry of Finance on such a tax at the moment – finance minister Andrzej Domański recently said, emphasizing that there is no desire to introduce the catastral tax.
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Sources: Radio ZET, Next.gazeta.pl