Hong Kong to launch new property market cooling measures

大刚需 · 发表于 26-10-2012 21:25:32|来自：新加坡

HONG KONG (REUTERS) - Hong Kong's financial secretary today said a fresh round of property cooling measures would be launched given what he said was a decoupling of prices with the economy, and a continued rise in property prices despite previous measures.

Financial secretary John Tsang said stamp duties would be increased for those seeking to sell properties soon after buying them to dampen the interest of short-term investors, along with a new stamp duty for non-permanent residents.

Mr Tsang said these were exceptional measures implemented at an exceptional time after saying the property market was "going against the economic fundamentals of Hong Kong".

The government had previously pledged to roll out further measures to moderate the city's red-hot property market as home prices rose about 20 percent in the first nine months of this year to record levels beyond the reach of many residents. Previous initiatives by the government seem to have failed to halt the rise.

大刚需 · 发表于 26-10-2012 21:39:59|来自：新加坡

Non-local buyers will have to pay a 15 percent tax upon purchase, Financial Secretary John Tsang told reporters at a press conference today. The government also raised a resale tax on property by about 5 percentage points and extended the period during which it will apply to three years from two, he said.

莫名的思念 · 发表于 26-10-2012 21:49:24|来自：新加坡

记者获悉，香港特区政府今晚公布新一轮管理楼市需求措施，其中包括提高额外印花税额度和适用期，午夜起生效。据悉，半年内楼宇转手税率20%，半年至一年15%，一年至三年10%。
　　香港财政司长曾俊华表示，在现时楼市市况过热情况下，要照顾本港永久居民置业需求，打击住宅短期炒卖。
　　曾俊华宣布，推出全新买家印花税适用于所有非本地居民、本地及外地公司，在香港买楼需付15%的买家印花税，三年内出售物业也需付额外印花税。他强调，这项措施将大大增加非本地买家的入市成本，减低他们的入市意欲，措施并不适用于香港居民。