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Hay ruido en UK sobre un posible impuesto a la propiedad de alrededor del 0,5% del valor del inmueble anual.https://archive.is/A2xGVFinancial Times:CitarWhy UK property taxes should be overhauledSwapping outdated levies for an annual proportional property tax looks sensible[...]CitarProposals to swap both of these outdated levies for an annual proportional property tax — calibrated to provide roughly the same total take as the current system — look sensible.How to split this revenue between local and central government would be contentious. One way of doing it, according to former government adviser Tim Leunig, might be for local government to receive the tax below £500,000, while levies above that would flow to the Treasury. The upshot would be a simpler, fairer system — and possibly a support to long-term growth.While such a reform might be palatable to economists, it may not quite meet political goals — which include raising the overall tax take in short order. Talk of a wealth, or “mansion” tax on the priciest properties is also doing the rounds.There’s a sense of inevitability that UK tax rises will rise, come Reeves’ autumn Budget speech, given lacklustre growth and the government’s difficulty in significantly cutting spending. Yet given the relevance of property taxes in the UK, any mis-step could hurt both the economy and the government’s coffers. Just because reforms are overdue, doesn’t mean they’ll be welcomed. https://www.ukonward.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Onward-A-Fairer-Property-Tax.pdf[...]CitarThis report sets alternatives to the status quo and the rationale for thesechoices. In some cases, they are based on a clear and overwhelming economicprinciple. In others, they are a way to try to marry sometimes conflicting ideasand sometimes they are a response to the realities of political consent.First, the stamp duty land tax should be replaced with a national proportionalproperty tax, levied on house values above £500,000. This rate would be set bycentral government. An annual rate of 0.54%, with a 0.278% supplement onvalues over £1m would raise the same amount as stamp duty. The new taxwould be payable on owner-occupied property only after a sale - thereplacement for stamp duty would not be retrospective on properties on whichstamp duty has already been paid. The payment would rise annually by inflation.Second, council tax should be replaced with a local proportional property tax,levied on house values up to £500,000 with a minimum annual payment of£800. The rate would be set by local authorities. A rate of 0.44% would raise thesame amount of revenue as council tax. This would be introduced immediately,on all properties, and would be payable by the owner not the resident.A proportional property tax has been proposed before. But this report isinnovative because it proposes a “horizontal” split in revenues between localand national government, meaning that all of the tax up to a certain valueaccrues to local government, and all of the tax on the value of the house abovethat accrues to national government. This is in contrast to previoussuggestions, which have opted for a “vertical” split – so that local and nationalgovernments would each get a proportion of the revenue, irrespective of thevalue of the house. A horizontal split better mimics the current distribution ofrevenue, ensuring a firmer tax base in all areas, while leaving nationalgovernment, as now, with the more volatile revenue stream it is best placed toaccept. [...]Políticamente sería muy difícil pero de hacer esto, Labour debería hacerlo en los próximos dos años. Muchos pisos en Londres entrarían en el rango superior, y junto con leaseholds y service charges yo creo que sería un mercado absurdo salvo para los fondos de inversión y grandes propietarios, para quienes siempre queda el mercado de alquiler a precios prohibitivos.
Why UK property taxes should be overhauledSwapping outdated levies for an annual proportional property tax looks sensible
Proposals to swap both of these outdated levies for an annual proportional property tax — calibrated to provide roughly the same total take as the current system — look sensible.How to split this revenue between local and central government would be contentious. One way of doing it, according to former government adviser Tim Leunig, might be for local government to receive the tax below £500,000, while levies above that would flow to the Treasury. The upshot would be a simpler, fairer system — and possibly a support to long-term growth.While such a reform might be palatable to economists, it may not quite meet political goals — which include raising the overall tax take in short order. Talk of a wealth, or “mansion” tax on the priciest properties is also doing the rounds.There’s a sense of inevitability that UK tax rises will rise, come Reeves’ autumn Budget speech, given lacklustre growth and the government’s difficulty in significantly cutting spending. Yet given the relevance of property taxes in the UK, any mis-step could hurt both the economy and the government’s coffers. Just because reforms are overdue, doesn’t mean they’ll be welcomed.
This report sets alternatives to the status quo and the rationale for thesechoices. In some cases, they are based on a clear and overwhelming economicprinciple. In others, they are a way to try to marry sometimes conflicting ideasand sometimes they are a response to the realities of political consent.First, the stamp duty land tax should be replaced with a national proportionalproperty tax, levied on house values above £500,000. This rate would be set bycentral government. An annual rate of 0.54%, with a 0.278% supplement onvalues over £1m would raise the same amount as stamp duty. The new taxwould be payable on owner-occupied property only after a sale - thereplacement for stamp duty would not be retrospective on properties on whichstamp duty has already been paid. The payment would rise annually by inflation.Second, council tax should be replaced with a local proportional property tax,levied on house values up to £500,000 with a minimum annual payment of£800. The rate would be set by local authorities. A rate of 0.44% would raise thesame amount of revenue as council tax. This would be introduced immediately,on all properties, and would be payable by the owner not the resident.A proportional property tax has been proposed before. But this report isinnovative because it proposes a “horizontal” split in revenues between localand national government, meaning that all of the tax up to a certain valueaccrues to local government, and all of the tax on the value of the house abovethat accrues to national government. This is in contrast to previoussuggestions, which have opted for a “vertical” split – so that local and nationalgovernments would each get a proportion of the revenue, irrespective of thevalue of the house. A horizontal split better mimics the current distribution ofrevenue, ensuring a firmer tax base in all areas, while leaving nationalgovernment, as now, with the more volatile revenue stream it is best placed toaccept.
EU speeds up plans for digital euro after US passes stablecoin lawConcern over competitiveness raises possibility of digital currency using public rather than private blockchainECB officials have warned that Washington’s promotion of dollar-backed stablecoins raises concerns over dependence on ‘foreign payment systems’ © Alex Kraus/BloombergEU officials are accelerating plans for a digital euro, according to people involved in the discussions, after a new US stablecoin law deepened worries about the competitiveness of a European digital currency.The US Congress last month passed a landmark law overseeing the $288bn stablecoin market, which is largely dominated by the dollar, after extensive lobbying by the crypto industry.Stablecoins are a type of digital token pegged one-to-one to a sovereign currency and backed by reserves such as government bonds.A person involved in discussions said that since the so-called Genius Act was passed, EU officials had been “rethinking plans for the digital euro”.People familiar with the matter added that officials were now considering running a digital euro on a public blockchain such as ethereum or solana rather than a private one, which had previously been expected, due to privacy concerns.The quick passage of the US law “rattled a lot of people”, one person said, adding: “They’re saying, ‘Let’s speed up, let’s push’.”The European Central Bank has been working for several years on potentially creating a digital version of the euro, which would be free to use across the Eurozone.Supporters say such a digital currency would give people access to a form of payment backed by the central bank as cash usage declines, while promoting the euro globally.EU officials are now worried the new American legislation will spur the already growing use of dollar-denominated tokens and believe that a digital euro is needed to protect the single currency’s dominance across the continent.“It’s starting to generate conversations that were not in place before the Genius Act,” one of the people said.Piero Cipollone, a member of the ECB’s executive board, said in April that the US government’s promotion of dollar-backed stablecoins “raise concerns for Europe’s financial stability and strategic autonomy”.He added that it could result in “euro deposits being moved to the United States and in a further strengthening of the role of the dollar in cross-border payments”.Crypto companies Circle and Tether are among those running dollar-pegged stablecoins, while US banks such as Citi and JPMorgan Chase are considering launching their own. Central bank digital currencies are digital forms of public money. China is furthest ahead with its token, while the UK is considering creating a digital pound.Several euro-denominated stablecoins have been launched, the largest of which is run by Circle and has a market capitalisation of $225mn. But the creation of a token by the ECB itself would cement the region’s commitment to digital assets.“Europe cannot afford to rely excessively on foreign payment solutions,” Cipollone said in April.If the digital euro were run on a public blockchain, it could be traded anywhere, which could boost its circulation and use. But officials are wary about using existing blockchains because transactions are public, raising privacy concerns.The use of a public blockchain was “definitely something that [EU officials are] taking more seriously now”, one of the people said.Another person said a digital euro in its widely expected, private form would look “much more like what the Chinese central bank is doing than what private companies in the US are doing”, referring to the People’s Bank of China’s token, which is run privately.The ECB told the Financial Times it was considering “different technologies — both centralised and decentralised — in the development of the digital euro, including distributed ledger technologies” and that a decision on the matter had not yet been taken.
Al casero le podría dar igual, puede literalmente cortar a la mitad el precio del alquier y aún así "ganar". Tomarse como una victoria todos los años en los que ha exprimido al bicho y volver a unos ingresos "normales", pero es un sapo que ya les digo que los boomers británicos no se van a tragar. Al británico puedes tocarle cualquier cosa menos [el valor de] sus propiedades. Antes mandan al ejército a arrestar a sus propios hijos. Veremos si este impuesto llega a buen puerto, pero las arcas inglesas están muy vacías. Aquí la pensión es de supervivencia (ni eso, con menos de £900 sólo puedes vivir si ya tienes casa pagada, pero con un impuesto de este nivel que se coma varios meses de pensión, tampoco llega).
Los empresarios del país dicen que no los pueden bajar porque los costes están disparadosLa Confederación irlandesa de la Industria del Turismo ha pedido al gobierno que rebaje el IVA al turismo al 9 por ciento y que elimine el tope de pasajeros en el aeropuerto de Dublín, porque se nota ya una caída de más del diez por ciento en el número de turistas que visitan el país.Los empresarios, dice Eoghan O’Mara Walsh, presidente de esta organización, están viendo cómo cae el mercado americano, el principal del país, al tiempo que tampoco Gran Bretaña e incluso la Europa continental van bien. Incluso los propios irlandeses viajan menos.En nombre de sus 20 mil empresas afiliadas, piden más ayudas públicas y una rebaja del IVA, hoy al 13,5 por ciento.Los empresarios dicen que los precios son muy elevados a nivel internacional y que no los pueden bajar porque los costes están disparados. “Los márgenes en el sector turístico en Irlanda están de verdad muy ajustado; y como somos un negocio intensivo en mano de obra, se nota aún más”.Se quejan igualmente de que encima del problema de los costes, el gobierno vaya a reducir el volumen de turistas por el aeropuerto de Dublín, cuando el 70 por ciento de los visitantes pasa por esta terminal.