古巴開始允許買賣私有財產

Cuba says it will allow people to buy and sell homes for the first time in more than 50 's Granma - the official newspaper of the Communist Party - announced the move Thursday, saying it applies to Cuban citizens and permanent residents.

The new law, set to take effect November 10, is part of a series of reforms President Raul Castro has undertaken in an effort to boost the communist-led island's economy. Under the new rules, Cubans will be able to own one main residence and one secondary home.

Before, they were banned from selling their homes, making complex swap arrangements the only legal way to exchange property. The restrictions also led many into black-market move to open up housing sales follows Cuba's legalization in October of buying and selling cars.古巴表示，它將在50多年來首次允許買賣房屋。古巴共產黨黨報《格拉瑪報》星期四宣佈了這一舉措。該報稱，這一舉措適用於古巴公民和永久居民。 這項將於11月10日生效的新法律是古巴革命委員會主席勞爾.卡斯特羅實施的一系列改革措施中的內容。這些改革措施的目的是促進這個共產黨領導的島國的經濟發展。根據新法律，古巴人將可以擁有自己的主要住宅和第二幢房屋。

此前，古巴民衆被禁止出售他們的住房，使得房產置換成爲唯一合法交換財產的方式。這些限制還導致黑市交易。古巴政府的開放住房買賣前，已於10月份將汽車買賣合法化。