One reason is that although the regulations were put in place to curb property speculation, there is a sceptical view of the strategy's effect.

一个原因就是虽然有限制炒房的政策出台，但是也有人对政策的效果持怀疑态度。

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Its decision to press ahead now is part of stepped-up efforts since early last year, including two interest-rate rises, to curb speculation in the property market and show the poor it CARES.

现在推进房产税的决定是自去年早些时候以来的进一步努力的一部分，包括两次利率上调，遏制房市投机以及向贫困群体表示关心。

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While the new rules are intended to curb the property speculation, just because someone buys a second property does not make them speculators.

虽然新规则旨在遏止房地产投机行为，所有购第二套房者并非都是投机者。

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The government has been trying to curb property speculation by making it harder for second time home buyers to acquire property.

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