MARKET HAS FINALLY LIVED, AND MODERN CROATIA INTRODUCES THE TAX!

13th International Conference on Real Estate Development

Abolition of customs relief during the purchase of the first real estate, reduction of tax rates upon purchase of real estate, subsidies for mortgages, amendments to the law on construction, introduction of a real estate tax instead of current commune charges, and introduction of the construction rent and contributions for building communal infrastructure instead of communal contributions. All of these, among other things, are news that are already being implemented or are being implemented from next year, and have a direct impact on the real estate market.

ROCK'N'ROLL

- This is like rock'n'roll on the market, just when we came into a relaxing phase - Dubravko Ranilović, president of the Real Estate Business Association, made a colorful statement at the 13th International Conference on Real Estate Development at the Esplanade hotel in Zagreb, commenting on how the market was live for the first time since 2008, and the number of real estate transactions was halted.

Thus, there has been a growth in the price of new construction on certain micro-location, which has also resulted in a small increase in the price of old construction, but only on certain locations. Similarly, the decline in committed mortgages has been halted, and there are more new projects. However, experts gathered at the conference organized by Filipović economic consulting, pointed out that there is a lack of projects for middle-class citizens, and they called on investors to make a good plan before each project, to research the market, and to consult with the profession.

Komentirajući nedavno subvencioniranje stambenih kredita, istaknuli su da je to neadekvatna zamjena za ukidanje porezne olakšice pri kupnji nekretnine, koja je usput usporila tržište jer su brojni kupci odlučili pričekati subvencije, a upitno je hoće li ih dobiti. Nezaobilazan je bio i komentar na porez na nekretnine za kojeg smatraju da se u ovakvom obliku, u trenutnoj gospodarskoj situaciji i na ovakvom tržištu nekretnina ne bi trebao uvoditi, naročito zato što će jedinice lokalne samouprave prihod od tog poreza moći trošiti kako god žele, dok se dosadašnja komunalna naknada koristila isključivo namjenski.

Drugi razlog za neopravdanost poreza je nesređeno stanje zemljišnih knjiga i neusklađen katastar, a moglo se i čuti da je jedinicama lokalne samouprave dano previše slobode pri odlučivanju o vrijednosti boda i koeficijentima za izračun porezne osnovice.

U agencijama za nekretnine smatraju da to gradovima i općinama ostavlja prostor za manipulaciju i podizanje poreza iz godine u godinu, ovisno o tome koliki im je proračunski manjak. Naime, visina poreza na nekretnine ovisit će o kvadraturi, zoni, namjeni, starosti i stanju nekretnine. Tako bi za novije i preuređene nekretnine ili one luksuznije porez trebao biti veći, ali koliko će on iznositi još se ne zna jer će vrijednost pojedinih bodova i koeficijenata određivati lokalne vlasti.

BAD COMMUNICATION

Professor Josip Tica from the Economic Faculty believes that no city, county, or parliamentary representative will raise their hand for a too-high tax rate as it would mean consequences at the elections.

- We are introducing a tax because the others have it, Croatia actually wants to be rich in the fiscal sense. However, it is unclear with what purpose we are introducing it. The most important thing is that the tax should prevent tax invasion in the tax liability for rent, because it is impossible to identify all those who earn rent income in a country like Croatia - Tica said, adding that it does not matter what the tax is called, but rather if there is democratic control over decisions on its rate and how much it will be, and if it achieves economic goals.

According to agencies, it should be limited to a total amount of possible annual taxes per value of real estate, or introduce a tax on the entire property. When it comes to construction rent and contributions for building communal infrastructure, Tica explained that a fatally ill-conceived decision was made in relation to the public, but the concept is clear: if you build in the center of the city where there is already infrastructure, the tax burden is less, and if you build "in the desert" the contribution is slightly higher.

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