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Spain is planning a radical fix for its housing crisis: A 100% tax on non-EU buyers

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Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced the measure in a speech at a housing forum in Madrid .

He said too many foreign buyers were buying Spanish property as investments rather than homes.

The move would require the approval of Spanish lawmakers.

The tax would effectively double property prices for non-EU buyers, including US citizens.