land tax
Britishnoun
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It is in charge of doling out city-owned land, tax incentives and financing subsidies for large-scale development projects in the city.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
He argues that a land tax is an efficient way of raising revenue because land is in fixed supply, visible and identifiable, and cannot leave the country.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 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
Under the Franks the land tax and the provincial customs continued as forms of revenue, while beside them the gifts and court fees of Teutonic origin took their place.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" by Various
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