The Government increases on 01/01/2013 VAT from 4% to 10% for new homes purchase
- Written by Oscar Sinha Rodriguez
- Parent Category: Murcia Invest - News & Blogs
- Category: Economy

The Government shall increase from 1 January 2013 a VAT of 10% (reduced rate) for the purchase of new housing, compared with 4% today (super-reduced rate).
In the press conference after the Council of Ministers, the Minister of Finance and Public Administration, Cristobal Montoro, recalled that the application of super-tax (4%) for the purchase of housing had a 'termination date'.
The Government extended "temporarily" earlier this year, the super-reduced rate applies to home purchases, a measure that was adopted in August last year, by the previous Socialist government.
On buying a new home in spain you'll be saving 6% if your purchase occurs before the end of the year.
If you require finance, the application and approval can take 6 weeks; any visit or puchase should occurr within the next 2-3 weeks to get in before the end of the year VAT increase.
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