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ABSTRACTS: How a land value tax could make Philadelphia a more equitable city & A ‘progressive’ approach to taxing land gains traction in Philly Council
Philadelphia City Council is considering a new approach to property taxation that creates an environment of shared and increased prosperity.…
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ABSTRACTS: Opportunity Zones Bolster Investors’ Bottom Lines Rather than Economic or Racial Equity
The federal opportunity zones program is supposed to incentivize private investment in designated “distressed” areas through various tax breaks. Evidence…
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CGORWA Brief – Framework of a Transit Benefit District, Brief on Land Value Capture
Common Ground OR-WA Brief on Land Value Capture Framework of a Transit Benefit District April 2020 PROBLEM: A new source…
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ABSTRACTS: Rezoning Windfalls: Sharing the value of planning giveaways
Landowners made overnight profits from the Fisherman’s Bend development approval, leaving Melbourne taxpayers the burden of financing infrastructure. Prosper Australia…
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ABSTRACTS: ABC Net Australia – NEWS– Fisherman’s Bend development approval lacked infrastructure plans, Andrews Government report finds
New large scale developments aided by up-zoning increase the value of land. Unless this speculative gain is recaptured, private beneficiaries…
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ABSTRACTS: Portland Business Tribune Report – Housing costs stifle economic optimism
The Business Tribune (Portland) reported that increasing housing costs are caused by a housing shortage. Meanwhile, local government agencies are…
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Critiques of the Property TaxDownloadable ContentHousingLand Value TaxationOriginal PapersResearchWorking PapersPRESENTATION: The Power of Land Value Taxation to Spur “Missing Middle” Housing
Presentation: The Power of Land Value Taxation to Spur “Missing Middle” Housing
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION: Work Session Held for Oregon House Bill 2972 on April 26th, 2021
Work Session Held for 2021 Oregon House Bill 2972 A legislative work session was held by the House Revenue Committee…
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