Pennsylvania's Success with Local Property Tax Reform
The Split Rate Tax
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2794715 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alanna Hartzok (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 205-213 |
| Publication date | 1997-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Economics and Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9246 • E-ISSN: 1536-7150 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1536-7150.1997.tb03461.x |
| OpenAlex | W1961432900 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
Fifteen cities in Pennsylvania are pioneering an innovative approach to local tax reform that harnesses market incentives for urban renewal.Opting for the so-called "two-rate" or "split-rate"property tax, these cities are lowering taxes on buildings, thereby encouraging improvements and renovations, while raising the tax on land values, thus discouraging land speculation. The resulting infill development as indicated by increased building permits means downtown jobs, efficient use of urban infrastructure, an improved housing stock, and less urban sprawl.Cities in other states are poised to follow Pennsylvania's example
Ad valorem tax · Business · Civil engineering · Downtown · Economic policy · Economics · Geography · Incentive · Infill · Market economy · Natural resource economics · Property tax · Public economics · Speculation · Tax credit · Tax reform · Urban planning · Urban sprawl · Engineering · Finance · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Local Government Finance and Decentralization
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| Citations per year | 0.27 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2004 - 2022 (19) |
| Highly cited | No |