Home owners are likely to see their annual fixed asset and city taxes increase in 2015. The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has decided that residential buildings will be valued at a higher rate next year to account to reflect the recent increase in construction and labour costs. This will be the first increase in the taxable value since 2009.


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