Spain's construction tax burden inflates housing costs, hindering supply

A Spanish financial daily reports that a complex web of taxes and municipal fees artificially raises new construction costs, with Spain taxing each phase of construction more heavily than European peers. This structural cost burden is a factor in the country's housing supply shortage, though the piece is an opinion-driven analysis rather than a hard data release. The claim is plausible but not independently verified here.

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