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A comment on Vancouver plans to tax empty properties 1% of their assessed value. Parent comment

Re:Vancouver plans to tax empty properties 1% of their asses... by spitfire on Thursday November 10, 2016 @06:00PM (#12925402)
I think that's mostly for tax avoidance purposes. So they can claim they were in Monaco for tax purposes - Avoiding taxes in their home country.
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Re:Vancouver plans to tax empty properties 1% of their asses... by charlesdm on Thursday November 10, 2016 @06:08PM (#12925470)
Tax evasion, actually. But yes. Was just implying that checking (or data mining) might not always lead to positives when you're dealing with cunning individuals.
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