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The Continuing Redistribution of Fiscal Stress
The Long Run Consequences of Proposition 13Documentos de trabajoEnero 1998Jeffrey I. ChapmanThe paper begins to examine some of the long-run implications of the passage of Proposition 13—a significant California property tax reduction initiative that passed in 1978. The particular...
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Inclusionary Housing
Creating and Maintaining Equitable CommunitiesEnfoques en políticas de sueloSeptiembre 2015Rick JacobusThis report illustrates how local governments can realize the full benefits of inclusionary housing policies, which require developers of new market-rate real estate to provide some affordable units...
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Assessing the Theory and Practice of Land Value Taxation
Enfoques en políticas de sueloFebrero 2010Through an examination of more than 30 countries and several U.S. municipalities that have implemented a land value tax as an alternative to the traditional property tax, this report helps officials...
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Property Tax Assessment Limits
Lessons from Thirty Years of ExperienceEnfoques en políticas de sueloJunio 2008Mark Haveman and Terri A. SextonDuring the 30 years since California adopted its groundbreaking tax limitation measure known as Proposition 13, pressure has persisted for states to adopt various forms of property tax relief. These...
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California’s Parcel Tax
Documentos de trabajoSeptiembre 2014Jon SonstelieBecause of limitations on property tax revenue, many local governments in California levy a parcel tax. Like the property tax, a parcel tax is imposed on parcels of real property. Unlike the property...
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TIF at a Turning Point
Defining Debt DownDocumentos de trabajoMayo 2011Tax increment financing (TIF) is the most important fiscal instrument for local development initiatives in this country. However, in many cases its growth has been accompanied by “moral hazard...