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ARTICLE · 27 FEBRUARY 2024

Paragraph 3 Of Schedule Five, Update 8 June, 2023

With the amendment of Paragraph 3 of Schedule Five, <strong>the conditions for the imposition of the reduced rate of 5% in relation to the supply or construction of either a residential house or an apartment.

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A. What the amendment is all about

1. With the amendment of Paragraph 3 of Schedule Five, the conditions for the imposition of the reduced rate of 5% in relation to the supply or construction of either a residential house or an apartment, have been differentiated as follows:

(a) There is a twofold limitation of square meters buildable coefficient (hereinafter 'sqm') for both the construction and the purchase of a property to be used as a permanent place of residence:

(i) The first limitation concerns the variation of allowable square meters and
(ii) the second the variation concerns the allowable values of purchase or construction

(b) The reduced rate is granted in its entirety if the area of the relevant property does not exceed 130sqm of buildable area according to the architectural plans submitted to secure a planning or building permit and the value does not exceed €350,000 .

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