land tax
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The UK and Welsh governments will consult jointly on plans to devolve powers to Wales to allow for a vacant land tax.
From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026
The Bengali calendar emerged under the 16th-century Mughal emperor Akbar by combining Islamic and solar Hindu calendars to facilitate land tax collection.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 14, 2022
To bankroll the programmes, Lee proposed a carbon tax and a national land tax scheme to increase taxes for all property holders and cut transaction costs.
From Reuters • Sep. 13, 2021
To see a good argument for a land tax, look to any high-cost city where the tax code penalizes construction and rewards speculation, encouraging landowners to keep land vacant.
From Slate • May 14, 2015
The land tax called the taille, which rested most heavily upon the peasants, was more equitably distributed, and the hunting privileges of the nobles were decreased.
From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene
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