The socialist opposition considers a single tax rate of 3% unfair and proposes progressive rates depending on the purchase price. More effective and a tad less costly for public finances, she assures.
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Journalist at the Economy department
By Dominique BernsPublished on 11/18/2024 at 7:05 p.m.
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Lhe new Walloon government, which brings together MR and Engagés, had announced, as soon as the coalition was formed, a reduction to 3% (compared to 12.5% currently) of registration fees when acquiring a clean and unique. The reform, which is due to come into force on 1is Next January, at the same time provides for the elimination of various reductions, the reduced rate of 6% for “modest housing” and the housing voucher (a tax advantage linked to the contraction of a mortgage loan and decreasing according to income).
The socialists immediately said everything bad they thought of this reform, judging it unfair to the extent that the “gift” is all the more generous as the acquisition price is high. They worked on a “fairer and more effective” counter-proposal, which group leader Christie Morreale and MP Christophe Collignon unveiled this Monday.
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