Unexpected Support for Land Value Taxes from OECD
The OECD has been a strong proponent recently of land value taxes, which date back to Adam Smith but were most vigorously promoted by 19th century economist Henry George. [...]
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Kilkenny People Article on Site Value Tax
By Jill Kerby. Next year we are expected to have a full-blown property tax – of some kind – that will replace the controversial €100 household charge and the second-property charge of €200. The suggestion is that the government [...]
Smart Taxes’s Site Value Tax versus the ESRI’s Property Tax
Ronan Lyons responded to media reporting of the ESRI's recommendations to the Expert Group on Property Tax on the Irish Economy blog. Here is a snippet. It is worth hitting this link and reading the flurry of comments. I added my tuppenceworth too. .. [...]
Property Tax is a Wealth Tax in Ireland by Ronan Lyons
Wealth taxes and property taxes in Ireland: understanding the tax base by Ronan Lyons The end of the first quarter of 2012 saw not just the usual quarterly reports – such as the Q1 2012 Daft.ie House Price Report discussed elsewhere on the blog – but also the deadline for paying the €100 Household Charge. [...]
Smart Taxes Submission to Irish Property Tax Expert Group
Smart Taxes made the submission to the special Expert Group set up to deliver a Property Tax for Ireland. It is by no means a done deal that we will get a Site Value Tax for Ireland, but it is looking more and more likely. Lets allow ourselves to hope that one lasting and transformative 'good thing' comes out of the financial and fiscal debacle.
Ronan Lyons Report on Site Value Tax now available
Ronan Lyons's report on Site Value Tax in Ireland is available for download. The report assesses the obstacles to implementing SVT in Ireland and how these can be overcome. It also assesses the revenue potential of the tax and the distribution of land values in Ireland.
