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land tax

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noun

  1. (formerly) a tax payable annually by virtue of ownership of land, abolished in Britain in 1963

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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It doles out city-owned land, tax breaks and financing subsidies for big developments.

From The Wall Street Journal May 29, 2026

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

Is land tax the only one which can be 'apportioned?'

From Presidential Candidates: containing Sketches, Biographical, Personal and Political, of Prominent Candidates for the Presidency in 1860 by D. W. Bartlett

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