The CBC reported that the B.C. government made a number of changes to its proposed speculation tax which will reduce both the number of British Columbians paying the tax and the amount they'll pay.

 

The tax, first announced during February's budget, was to be assessed at 0.5 per cent of a vacant property's assessed value this year and two per cent in 2019.

 

This morning, B.C. Finance Minister Carole James announced the tax would remain at 0.5 per cent for properties owned by B.C. residents but would now only rise to one per cent for out-of-province Canadian residents, and still remain at two per cent for foreign investors.

 

The government also said the tax would no longer apply to properties in the Gulf Islands, Parksville, Qualicum Beach or rural Fraser Valley.

 

The tax will still apply in the following areas:

 

Metro Vancouver, Chilliwack, Abbotsford and Mission (excluding Bowen Island).

The Capital Regional District (excluding the Gulf Islands).

The municipalities of Nanaimo, Lantzville, Kelowna and West Kelowna.

 

The government said a tax credit would make homes worth less than $400,000 exempt for British Columbians only, along with those rented for more than six months of the year.

 

投机税新规

BC财政部长詹家路宣布了新的投机税新规，BC省居民拥有的物业依然维持0。5%，省外居民为1%，外国投资者为2%。 Gulf Islands, Parksville, Qualicum Beach or rural Fraser Valley的物业将不适用此规。
但如下城市适用，
Metro Vancouver, Chilliwack, Abbotsford and Mission (excluding Bowen Island).
The Capital Regional District (excluding the Gulf Islands).
The municipalities of Nanaimo, Lantzville, Kelowna and West Kelowna.
对于物业价值低于40万和有租约且超过6个月的有Tax Credit.