大多数支持者还表示，物业税应只适用于一定规模以上的房产，而非主要住宅。

Most also say the tax should only apply to properties above a certain size or that are not primary residences.

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住宅建筑售卖增长率达到了23.4%，这是自2005年末第一次增长，这样的增长有赖于买新房的人可以少交8000美元的税。

Residential construction leapt by 23.4%, the first advance since the end of 2005, helped by an $8,000 tax credit for buyers of new homes.

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即使他们纳的税全是伦敦餐厅大餐的增值税或住在梅菲尔(译者注：伦敦上流住宅区)的公寓所上交的印花税，仍是布朗的额外收入。

Even if all the tax they pay is VAT on expensive meals in London restaurants or stamp duty on flats in Mayfair, it is still additional income for Mr Brown.

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