However , the recent increases in mortgage rates have added to their burden 不过,近期按揭利率调升,加重了供楼家庭的压力。
However , government did not consider raising the mortgage allowance to directly lessen the financial burden of those homeowners , some of whom have negative assets 但是,政府这次剩下可做的一招并没有使出来,这是我们曾提出的增加个人供楼免税额的措施。
We do care about those facing an increasing burden in servicing their mortgages while their incomes continue to be frozen , particularly when some of them may additionally be sitting on negative equity 我们很关注市民既要面对冻薪,供楼负担又越来越沉重,尤其部分人的物业更是负资产。
The entitlement period was extended to seven years in the 2004 - 05 budget as a relief to all home owners and to ease the heavy financial load still borne by many families 2004至05年度财政预算案将扣除期限延长至七年,为所有置业人士提供宽减,以及纾缓不少供楼家庭仍然面对的沉重财政负担。