Sharp drop in tax revenue from property sales

Government revenue from taxation on property sales dipped sharply in the first two months of this year, figures given in Parliament yesterday show. The figures, given by Finance Minister Tonio Fenech, compare revenue from capital gains tax and stamp...

Government revenue from taxation on property sales dipped sharply in the first two months of this year, figures given in Parliament yesterday show. The figures, given by Finance Minister Tonio Fenech, compare revenue from capital gains tax and stamp duty in the first two months of 2006, 2007, 2008 and this year along with the value of the properties.

Replying to a parliamentary question by Censu Galea (PN) the minister gave the following numbers:

Month

Year

CGT

Duty

Value

Jannar

2006

4,857,000

3,664,471

96,960,493

Frar

2006

5,507,000

3,195,418

84,978,839

Jannar

2007

3,760,000

3,923,442

107,337,315

Frar

2007

9,780,000

3,752,885

102,220,116

Jannar

2008

4,547,000

3,438,622

110,716,889

Frar

2008

6,744,000

3,539,092

108,036,734

Jannar

2009

3,810,000

2,660,968

70,472,153

Frar

2009

3,903,000

2,208,049

81,578,344

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