“Contrary to what the CAQ tells us, we believe that the state has the responsibility to intervene,” launched the leader of the Liberal Party of Quebec (PLQ), Dominique Anglade, announcing Sunday morning a series of measures that would pass a Liberal housing government. Ms. Anglade notably announced that her party would abolish the welcome tax on the purchase of a first property.
During a press conference held in front of the electoral office of the PLQ in Marie-Victorin, where a by-election will take place on April 11, Ms. Anglade spoke of a “social contract” with the younger generation. “We tell our young people go to school, go to work, and then you can fulfill your dream of buying your own house. According to her, this dream would be “increasingly inaccessible”.
She wanted to reassure the municipalities by specifying that the abolition of the welcome tax would be “100% compensated by the Liberal government”. She added that the costs inherent in this measure are estimated at $225 million.
Accompanied by a few Liberal MPs and a handful of enthusiastic volunteers, Ms. Anglade also announced two other housing measures. “We are going to increase the home ownership scheme and we are going to make it more flexible,” she said, mentioning that people who would like to make major renovations in their homes could notably have access to it. “We are also going to regulate all house flips to limit real estate overheating”.
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