Jerusalem News – ITS NOT WISE TO BE “SMART” ……..rising hi

 JUST THINKING: Was this "idea" included in the drafting of new residence projects even before beginning the building of them? Since most of them are in haredi areas, because of already overcrowding and lack of apartments, was this "idea" schemed into their building plans? The Mayor is too gun-ho on transforming 'Yerushalayim of Yore' into a pretentious and pendantic modern hi-rise **crowding. 

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Jerusalem residents to see property tax hike?

New proposal suggests that residents of newer buildings will be charged a higher property tax fee, regardless of geographic location.

The Jerusalem municipality has recently submitted a request to the Interior Ministry, asking to change the way property tax fees for residential buildings are calculated - in a change which may significantly affect residents of the city's new construction projects.

The proposal would see residents of any building populated since January 1, 2020, paying the highest property tax rate in the city, regardless of the building's location.

The city explained the change by noting the demographic and physical changes which have taken place in the city following the wave of construction and urban renewal. A prominent example is the Romema neighborhood, where thousands of new housing units were recently built. Residents of these projects may now find themselves paying a higher property tax rate, despite the fact that their financial situations have not necessarily improved.

A senior source in the municipality expressed concerns over the plan, telling Mynet that, "Jerusalem will become a city for rich people only."

The source added that many of those who own the new apartments, including in haredi neighborhoods, do not have the financial means to pay the higher price.

The municipality, meanwhile, said that the change was necessary due to the enormous investment in developing the neighborhoods and infrastructure. It also noted that of the approximately 230,000 housing units in the city, only about 12,000 are expected to be affected by the change. The city admitted, however, that most of those affected apartments are in haredi areas.

Responding to the criticism, the municipality announced that residents of "pinui-binui" demolition and reconstruction projects would not see a rise in property tax fees, at least for the next five years. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/397857

COMMENTS:

*They are already ridiculously high!!

The projects already bring the municipalities a ton of money with all the taxes that they will receive from the additional apartments. Out of an old apartment building of 8 apts turned into 60+ apartments the municipality will get richer. And they make the builder of each project contribute to the infrastructure by building kindergardens and shops etc at their expense. So it is highway robbery to raise the taxes of those living in these projects.

*Arnona is outrageously expensive in Jerusalem.

Now the VAT will go up as well because of the war... it's too much.

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** or as R' Weissman calls them: ""luxury" towers of Bavel"

or, "prison cities for serfs who will own nothing and be happy"

And the YomTov ads in the usual mags has grandiose inside new apts SMART fixtures, so smart they know everything you're doing in every room!!

Good Grief:  look at these squashed together, not much air passing thru these, looks like more apts could have mirpesot, but didn’t get them; they don’t look as if they have too much head room either.