Hong Kong plugs property tax loophole amid home-buying spree
Hong Kong
HONG KONG'S government tightened property rules for the second time since last November to shut a loophole that allowed investors to snap up multiple units in one shot to qualify for lower tax rates.
Under the new rules, first-time home buyers acquiring more than one property in a single contract will be charged the same 15 per cent stamp duty that applies to purchases of a second property, rather than the 4.25 per cent duty for first-time buyers. The change, announced late on Tuesday by Hong Kong's Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying, took effect at midnight.
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