Overview
- The state cabinet adopted a rent‑instead‑of‑build rule for housing government agencies, making leases the standard for office space.
- Authorities will first reuse space the state already owns, then look to the commercial property market when they need more offices.
- Special facilities such as prisons or concert halls remain exceptions, with new builds decided case by case on economic grounds.
- Officials stressed the policy applies only to state and office space, not the residential rental market.
- Alongside the shift, the cabinet approved a sweeping construction reform and scrapped several technical rules in housing subsidies, such as a second toilet in some units, to let cities and developers cut costs and build faster.