Others believe that the wealth tax - a fairer version of the differentiation of the tax burden on individuals, rather than, for example, the introduction of a progressive income tax rates. Finally, you can remember that not so long ago, the authorities suggested the use of property tax as a means of influencing prices.

Officials hold first point of view. For example, Deputy Finance Minister Sergei Shatalov believes that by imposing a tax on the basis of market prices for real estate can achieve a "fair tax".

At first glance, sounds convincing. Moreover, international experience suggests that the effectiveness of such methods. As Nezavisimaya Gazeta "in its issue of March 5, in France there is a tax on wealth, which is paid by all whose fortune exceeds 750 thousand euros." According to Shatalov, in Russia the new initiative will affect owners of expensive real estate. However, experts doubt that in practice, this project goes smoothly.

Tax for the rich - a disaster for the poor ...

And there is reason. In those countries with which it makes sense to take an example, the housing market emerged long ago. And a number of problems that may arise as a result of introducing a tax on real estate, managed to overcome the relatively painless. For example, there was a clear correlation between income and the level of housing. In Russia the situation is different, therefore, as a specialist, the opinion which refers to the publication as "one of the consequences of the introduction of this tax can be a deliverance from the owners of housing, which they have become too expensive. And this may lead to resistance to citizens such as pensioners living in expensive, according to the housing market areas. "

Agreed with that position, "Financial News" (No. 12 March). A new initiative has been dubbed "a tax on luxury". But as you know, "Who makes the mare's Bride, and therefore it is unclear what would be considered overkill and taxed at the appropriate rate, but that would be regarded as the norm.

However, the authorities are quick to reassure the population - in an election year, such concerns among the electorate are not wanted. Shatalov told the newspaper "Izvestia" (March 13) described in detail the manner in which the tax would work. From his story it is clear that the authorities are prepared to let the market develop according to market rules, but with the elements (within reason) of social protection.

The only thing that calms the taxpayers - the date of the project. Government over the past 5 years several times raised the question of levying tax on market value of housing, but so far he has failed to address the lack of mass valuation of housing. According to "Vedomosti" (March 12) to debug all the mechanisms necessary for the real effective operation of the law, you need several years to implement plans for early 2011 "is unlikely to succeed.

Analysts do not understand

There was a pause in the growth of prices - a good time to look into the causes of the boom, which was observed in the past year. Lull tried to make the best use the magazine "Expert" (number per week from 19 to 25 March). If a majority of experts who conducted an analysis that relied solely on internal data, the author of an article "My dear capital, compares the price dynamics in the capital market with the situation in major cities of European countries.

As it turns out, after this study was talk of exclusivity Moscow could be stopped. In the past two years, rising house prices have experienced the majority of European capitals.

The author divides them into three categories, and the criterion for this classification are the causes of growth. The first group reached the city in which the property is traditionally the way - this is London and Paris. Real estate in the cities of the second group to go up due to economic growth in the country. Finally, in a separate group of isolated capitals, adopted in the EU or acceding to it.

Moscow, as you might guess, the second category. As the author, although recent lists many factors that influence the price dynamics, but "the reasons for price rise housing standard - in the first place, this change in quality of life and increase effective demand."

Rent ordered out of the shadows

Another initiative is the tax authorities focus on the rental market. Officials unhappy with the fact that the citizens that rent their homes, prefer not to shine "derived from this income. Now they will closely monitor the owners of several apartments and try to prove the fact of putting one of them for rent. "Vedomosti" in its issue of March 7 aptly called it "fishing for a tenant." The desire of the authorities is understandable. In Moscow, nearly 150 thousand people own more than one apartment.

Some of them have owned 5 homes. As officials say, "it is appropriate to assume that they do not live at all at the same time, and receive an income. And it does not pay a dime of taxes."

The problem arises from the evidence part. Indeed, in several apartments impossible to live - and there is nothing to prove, just have common sense. Check that the flats someone lives - can be. You can even prove that people living in the apartment are not its owners. It is even conceivable that they pay rent. But to get to pay off her taxes, you need something stronger than a simple assumption, albeit the most appropriate. Therefore, experts and doubt in the success of the enterprise. Previously, tax more than once attempted to "whitewash" the rental market, "but a serious effect on the campaign was not." Most likely, the same will now, and another statement was made in order to "promote the progress of tax amnesty."

However, so smooth it looks only in theory. In practice, there are cases where the court held the position of tax. Furthermore, according to court statistics, counter FTS is becoming increasingly difficult. You can explain it professionally or something else - does not matter. It is important to the possible establishment of a precedent and its effect on the rental market. Recently, prices on it and so have grown - for a one-room apartment asking much more than the average monthly salary. Initiative tax could cause a new round of growth.

Interrupted Flight

But the housing market there is complete calm - as if prices were frozen at a mark 4210 dollars per square meter. To sum up - a minimum of attention from the press. Earlier this month, the newspaper "Sight" (March 2) stating a fact: the market took a timeout.

This situation on the stock exchange slang called "sideways." In the classic version, this means that the forces of buyers and sellers are roughly equal, so the price and you can not move in a certain direction. In the case of the real estate market correctly assume that the exhausted force buyers.

We already had the opportunity to make sure that happens when a determining factor in the behavior of the market is not the balance of supply and demand, and psychology. More recently, this has resulted in a cascade of price increases. Now the situation is not so unequivocal. "Investors who previously invested in apartments, have already begun to wonder - is not it time to withdraw the money, invest in more reliable assets: currency and gold" - quotes a specialist publication. What are the implications this will - hard to say.

Hot Winter 2007

Despite the fact that the capital is not enough housing, builders can not significantly increase the amount handed over by the squares. So the news that in January and February, Moscow has experienced a real boom in terms of volumes entered in the operation of residential real estate, first looked sensational. As it turned out, in January-February 2007, the builders have deposited 68% more space than the same period last year. What are the causes of this phenomenon and what are its consequences? Will the proposal for the increased price drops?

How to write "Vedomosti" (26 March), "helped warm weather, rising incomes, and even registry law on joint construction, because of which stretched the old construction. But the national project "Affordable Housing" in this played no role. In addition, market participants believe that the current growth - a temporary phenomenon. They expect that after the burst of the proposal followed by a "drawdown", and count on some prominent figures for the year is not worth it.

Children Underground

In the capital starved for space for development. Therefore, the Moscow authorities have come to a logical conclusion: if there is no place on earth, you can find it under the ground. In early March, city officials considered the "Concept of development of underground space of the city and the main directions of underground urbanization. In accordance with this document, within the next 4 years are expected to significantly - nearly double - to increase the share of underground facilities. The project is beautiful and interesting in terms of ideas, but at the same time, it causes fear in the capital's residents, who fear that the development of underground space will lead to failures in the soil. Also there is no doubt that the construction of underground car parks and shopping complexes will be attractive to investors. Writes "Newspaper" (number of 5 March), while even the lucrative underground construction in the city center is not always possible to find investors, citing the reconstruction of Triumph and Pushkin Square.

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