Utrecht's new coalition raises property taxes by 15% ... and nobody cares :-)
You might think, how is that possible? Sure, D66 lied about it during the election campaign, but people expect that. Pro didn't mention it specifically - but they're far left, so that's obvious.
Why didn't they get voted out? Because the majority of houses are rentals (and presumably those houses also contain more voters, e.g. students tend to rent while kids who live in their parent's owned house can't vote).
Also property tax is minuscule compared to income tax for most home owners (can't get a mortgage with low income).
https://utrecht.incijfers.nl/mosaic/monitor-wonen/woningvoorraad?regionlevel=gemeente®ioncode=1
You might think, how is that possible? Sure, D66 lied about it during the election campaign, but people expect that. Pro didn't mention it specifically - but they're far left, so that's obvious.
Why didn't they get voted out? Because the majority of houses are rentals (and presumably those houses also contain more voters, e.g. students tend to rent while kids who live in their parent's owned house can't vote).
Also property tax is minuscule compared to income tax for most home owners (can't get a mortgage with low income).
https://utrecht.incijfers.nl/mosaic/monitor-wonen/woningvoorraad?regionlevel=gemeente®ioncode=1
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