Discussion: Should the Local Property Tax be a tax on occupiers, not owners?

[oldnick]

Draigean -there are two taxes in France. One is habitation tax the other is the actually property tax - tax fonciere.

I pay the tax fonciere on my French property but the resident pays the habitation tax. The property tax -tax fonciere - on my small apt is ca. .6% of the estimated value of the property.

At least in France ,like in UK, like in USA one can claim payment of property tax against rental income.

 

[Luternau]

The Govt are being very clever here. They know, or could reasonably expect, landlords to increase rents to cover the extra cost of paying net tax off gross rent received, and also have it not deductible meaning the amount paid won't reduce profits. To compensate for this, landlords will have to increase rents by more than the % property tax to retain the same profits. Win alround for the exchequer/paying off bondholders etc.
If the occupier was paying the property tax, the Exchequer would not be getting the extra income tax.