Critics argue that church tax exemptions represent millions in lost government revenue. However, others say that churches can and should use their funds to support local communities.
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An estimated 95% of US cities provide economic development tax incentives to woo corporate investors, taking billions away from schools.
A buyer could have to pay GST on a ‘substantially renovated’ home, but there’s often uncertainty about whether a renovation counts as substantial or not. A simple test could resolve the issue.
Labour’s 2021 property tax changes were meant to lower the cost of housing. But without a proper capital gains tax it only hurt investors and renters, and made the tax system overall less coherent.
A new study of Florida’s fiscal vulnerability to climate change finds that flooding directly threatens many local tax bases.
A school finance expert and an education law scholar make the case for why reparations should be paid to African Americans by changing the way schools are funded.
New York City’s municipal budget relies heavily on the property taxes of extremely high-value real estate. That drives gentrification and distorts local policy in other ways that hurt residents.
The conventional case for swapping stamp duty for land tax will boost the economy has weak underpinnings.
Housing affordability has declined significantly over the past few decades. Slowly reducing negative gearing and capital gains, and switching to property taxes, could reverse this trend.
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Professor of Political Science; Director, Tasmanian Policy Exchange, University of Tasmania
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