Explained White Land Fees Program that the implementation of the second phase of the fees was based on specific criteria, in accordance with the results of demographic and economic studies conducted by the program in cooperation with relevant authorities, The program clarified that average per capita income and average real estate prices are among the new criteria.
New Fee Criteria
In a statement today, the program indicated that the criteria defined for the zones in cities where fees will be imposed are: total housing demand.
- Average real estate prices.
- Average household income.
- Homeownership rate.
- Development projects.
- Population density distribution plan.
- Availability of developed and undeveloped land at the neighborhood level.
- Availability of databases
The program emphasized that what contributes to the discovery of unregistered land is the availability of databases based on digital solutions, in addition to ongoing cooperation with relevant authorities, which limits evasion of registration, adding that land detection solutions using modern technologies have significantly contributed to the application of fees and the issuance of invoices to taxpayers. Furthermore, beneficiaries—whether current taxpayers or prospective land buyers—can check for existing fees on any undeveloped land using only the deed number through the Land Fees website Undeveloped Land.
It should be noted that the first phase of land fees covers undeveloped land with an area of 10,000 m² or more, while the second phase covers developed land with an area of 10,000 m² or more, and the total land area owned by a single owner that amounts to 10,000 m² or more within a single approved plan, and the third phase covers developed land with an area of 5,000 m² or more, and the total developed land owned by a single owner with an area of 10,000 m² or more within a single city.
Average real estate prices
