Land Taxes and Revenue Needs as Communities Grow and Decline: Evidence from New Zealand

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Land Taxes and Revenue Needs as Communities Grow and Decline: Evidence from New Zealand

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New Zealand is unusual in that nearly 60% of local services are funded from property taxes. These are a mixture of land taxes, capital value taxes, annual rental value taxes and uniform general charges. We explore the efficiency and equity of this system at both national and local levels. We find that the national property tax base is large rela...

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2004-01

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Kerr, Suzi / Aitken, Andrew / Grimes, Arthur

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https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/292982

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Public Economics

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