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Endorsement

"Removing almost all business taxes, including property taxes on improvements, excepting only taxes reflecting the marginal social cost of public services rendered to specific activities, and replacing them with taxes on site values, would substantially improve the economic efficiency of the jurisdiction."William Vickrey, professor of economics and Nobel Laureate

 

Eight Nobel Laureates in Economics have endorsed a tax on land values rather than on production.

 

New London Land Value Taxation Pilot Options

Proposals and models to effect a modest incremental change in how New London uses its property tax to enhance revenues from land values (community-created) and deemphasize building values (privately created).

Definitions_of_the_New_London_LVT_Options.pdf — PDF document, 106Kb

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