高中英語CRI聽力2012年08月合輯(文本)Property-Tax-Policy-to-be-Extended素材

1、cri 英語聽力 2012 年 08 月合輯（文本）：property-tax-policy-to-be-extendeda recent media report said the central government would expand its property tax policy to central chinas hunan and hubei provinces. the report said the state administrationof taxation had disclosed that the provincial governments of both p

2、rovinces were working on the details of a property tax reform trial policy.experts say levying property taxes can create reasonable housing demand and adjust imbalances in income distribution.zhang wan has more.citing an unnamed source from the state administration of taxation, a report on the websi

3、te of the ministry of land and resources said the expansion of the central governments property tax policy to hunan and hubei provinces was being finalized. the report did not say when the policy would be implemented.second homes and additional property purchased in hunan and hubei provinces will be

4、 subject to a tax, although the amount is not expected to be high. the tax will be based on the market value of the property rather than its original value.until now, the pilot property tax policy has only been implemented in shanghai andchongqing.the tax amount in those citiesis based on the origin

5、alvalueof a property.somehomeowners and prospectivehomebuyers say they do not believelevyinga propertytax will be an effective way to curb housing prices. here is a citizen in guangzhou city.i dont think the property tax policy will work. for example, if im required to pay property tax when buying a

6、n apartment, ill tag the property at a higher price when i resell it. then the price of secondhand homes will probably increase.but many experts say implementing property taxes will help regulate the income ofhigh-incomegroupsthrough taxation and helpcurb speculativehome purchasesas buyersmust take

7、thetaxintoaccountbeforemakinga purchase.thatistosay,thepropertytax reformwillserveas a realestatemarketstabilizer,helpingtocurbasset bubblerisks, although the pace is rather slow, and the scope is still small.they say this can be done by expanding the number of cities involved in the property tax tr

8、ial policy by carefully including the necessary real estate categories thatare subject to the tax.- 1 -some experts say in addition to its important role in reducing market bubbles, the property tax will also bring in substantial revenue for local governments suffering financial difficulties.financi

9、al and economic expert shui pi says he believes that the property tax will be implemented around the country.before an obvious drop in property prices is seen, all the control measures areconsidered feasible, including the property tax policy. however, even when the property tax policy is implemente

10、d, its impossible that it will have a real impacton the real estate market. it can only increase tax revenue. i think the property tax will be implemented nationwide.the central government introduced property tax trial policies in shanghai and chongqing at the beginning of the year as part of its efforts to curb skyrocketinghome prices and contain asset bubbles.analysts say the country may acce