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The information appeared on Monday and burst into the traditional news less buoyant summer, transposes then to the political arena.
Changes in property taxes could lead the owners of villas with sunlight to pay more tax.
Also the environmental quality of housing can cause a worsening of the tax.
what is at stake?
The Decree-Law 41/2016, published on Tuesday, introducing an amendment to the Municipal Tax Code on Real Estate in the coefficient of “location and relative operation.” This is one of the influencing elements – increasing or decreasing -. The coefficient of quality and comfort
This coefficient is taken into account in the calculation of taxable value, based on which is then applied the rate of Council Tax on Real Estate
Marina Conception Report, Hermano Soares and Carlos Felgueiras. – RTP
the law now states that the coefficient of ‘location and operation related ‘can be increased up to 20 percent or decreased up to 10 percent if factors such as sun exposure, the floor or the environmental quality are considered positive or negative.
So far, the IMI code provided the coefficient ‘location and operation for’ have a maximum weighting of only five percent.
the change may be beneficial to some owners. Who see the windows of your home a cemetery or a wastewater treatment plant is replaced by a decline to 10 percent. Until now, it was only five percent.
When possible increases occur?
The decree came into effect, but any increases will not be automatic. Any change to the equity value of a property is subject to a new assessment which may be requested by the municipalities or by the owners.
“It will not happen now an evaluation of all the buildings. When a building is evaluated, as the table moved and changed coefficients, the new coefficients will be applied and this will have an impact on the final IMI to pay, “explains fiscalist Ricardo Reis, Deloitte consultant, told Lusa.
What the critics right?
The Social Democratic Party and the Popular Party have no doubt. To the right, the changes in IMI are actually a tax increase.
“Remember the end of austerity conversation? Yeah. Here’s more proof that the Government bears the taxes the Portuguese”, accuses Antonio Leitao Amaro, vice president of the Social Democratic caucus .
the PSD leader said at a press conference at party headquarters in Lapa, in Lisbon, where he took the opportunity to criticize the Government for “more tax increases after the huge increase in fuel taxes and other overhead. “
the social Democrats want the matter to be voted on in Parliament, have requested the parliamentary consideration of decree-law.
Reporting by Sandra Machado Soares, Fátima Pinto, David Freitas, Nuno Castro – RTP
the PSD says wait to see how “are pronounced all left” parliamentarians on the ordinance now published , wondering if the Left Bloc and the Portuguese Communist Party will “accept or reject this tax increase.” “Remember the end of austerity conversation? Because. Here is another proof that the Government bears in the Portuguese tax “, accuses Antonio Leitao Amaro
The CDS-PP joins the criticism coming from the Lapa. Speaking to agency Lusa Nuno Magalhães argues that these changes are “a poorly disguised tax increase, an unqualified political opportunism”.
for the leader of the centrist bench, the entry into force of this decree-law “comes unmasking most parties “left. Magellan blames the current executive by the” largest increase in indirect taxes ever, ranging from gasoline to the sun “.
” This is the new austerity to her left that these parties misleadingly have tried to say that over, “also says Nuno Magalhães. the centrists sign under the PSD requirement for parliamentary consideration.
what is the parliamentary consideration?
The parliamentary consideration is an instrument that allows the National Assembly to decree the end of the validity of a decree law or change it, except those that have been approved under the exclusive legislative powers of the government.
changes to the IMI code were approved by the Council of Ministers and the social Democrats now want to pass everything by Parliament. However, the issue will not be discussed and voted before September, since the Parliament is currently on vacation.
The responding parties that support the government?
The Socialist Party rejects is concerned a tax increase. The spokesman John Galamba considers that the amendments to the IMI introduce “tax justice”, trying to bring the tax to the market value of the house.
“No one understands that a lady who lives in a cave and other living on the top floor with a fabulous view of Lisbon pay exactly the same IMI “, defends the socialist. Galamba further states that discussing “a small item 13 which happens to have a higher weight than did” and that “this weighting is based on criteria of justice”. “No one understands a lady who lives in a basement and another who lives on the top floor with a fabulous view of Lisbon exactly pay the same IMI, “argues John Galamba.
” There are 13 criteria and decided only jack of them, which is that which distinguishes the houses by their location or in a specific municipality or in a particular building, “vinca.
” a house in Chiado not worth the same as a home outside Lisbon, “he added.
More to the left, PCP answers right charges with other charges. The communist leader Jorge Cordeiro believes that the Social Democrats are doing “political chicanery” so as to “deceive the very heavy PSD responsibilities in the sharp increase in the tax burden of Portuguese families in recent years.
The PCP attacks still “a lack of consistency and respect for the truth” of the PSD, noting that the communist proposal to reduce the maximum rate of IMI 0.5 percent to 0.45 percent, subsequently approved the 2016 state budget, not was accompanied by the favorable votes of the PSD.
in turn, the Left Bloc said it was to review the ordinance, but said since there will be opposition to the law if it promotes fiscal justice.
“If the proposal to increase taxation and redistribution of the tax burden, then the match will be no major reasons for voting against. Another thing to tell whether the proposed increase across the board the tax burden,” he said Mrs Mariana Mortágua.
c / Lusa
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