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Land and property taxes

In focus Active since 24 Oct 2024 Tax, Cities and Cities that Work

Learn about the key issues of land and property taxes and how they could unlock significant municipal finance.

Aerial view of the city of Dar es Salaam. Photo credits: Ali Damji via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.

Land and property taxes for municipal finance

Paul Collier, Edward L. Glaeser, Tony Venables, Michael Blake, Priya Manwaring
Synthesis paper
Kimara, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

How can governments implement taxes to capture the rising value of urban land?

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