Spain is planning a raft of measures to address its brewing housing crisis, including an up to 100% tax on properties bought by non-European Union residents.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced the plan this week to tackle housing affordability and high rents in the Southern European nation. He said that the overall goal was to provide “more housing, better regulation and greater aid.”
However, it remains unclear if the plan put forth by Sánchez’s minority coalition will pass in parliament.
Here’s a look at what’s happening:
Spain’s housing…
