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SHDA pushes for better tax incentives
Published August 17, 2022, 5:04 PM
by Bernie Cahiles-Magkilat
The Subdivision and Housing Developers Association (SHDA) has pushed for the strengthening of the incentives and addressing the price ceilings, especially for socialized housing, to encourage more developers in housing activities and achieve the administration’s housing goals over the next six years.
SHDA raised this suggestion during a meeting with Secretary Jose Acuzar of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) and SHDA officials led by its Chairman George Siy.
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During the meeting, SHDA said that strengthening the incentives and addressing the price ceilings, especially for socialized housing, will enhance greater participation in housing activities that had been affected by inflation in materials, skilled labor, and raw land prices.
The 2022 Strategic Investments Priority Plan (IPP), which lists economic activities eligible for tax incentives under the CREATE Law, continued to grant tax perks to mass housing projects based on a specific price ceiling per unit. It also covers in-city-low-cost dwelling projects for lease/rent. For National Capital Region, only in-city low-cost dwellings for lease/rent may qualify for registration.
Aside from tax incentives, SHDA identified access to land, additional affordable forms of finance, and policies on vertical development, as some of the keys for expanding production of housing. This is also in line with the adoption of a rationalized National Land Use Plan that President Marcos Jr. had mentioned in his State of the Nation Address."
The Subdivision and Housing Developers Association (SHDA) has pushed for the strengthening of the incentives and addressing the price ceilings, especially for socialized housing, to encourage more developers in housing activities and achieve the administration’s housing goals over the next six yea...