may conflict with policy goals concerning land-use by distorting the behavior of developers. The goal of this paper is to … lowers density. The effects of the development taxes are compared to those of general taxes (property tax, tax on rental … income, and tax on consumers' income), in order to understand the likely effects on urban structure of a move toward …

The paper shows that fiscal policy and tax incentives are more effective than monetary policy and monetary incentives … in supporting a regional development policy among European regions. Anyway, only recently the EU Commission agreed that … member countries can use tax incentives instead of monetary ones to support new investment in European less developed areas …

A common argument put forth in tax reform discussions is that a balanced revenue system is better equipped to handle …

A significant portion of local transportation funding comes from the property tax. The tax is conventionally assessed … transportation projects is to tax land at a higher rate than buildings. The lower tax on buildings would allow owners to retain more …

properties in proportion to their use, rather than their value as with the property tax. This connects the costs of maintaining … tax contributions toward transportation. The regressive effects of the fees and the effect of adjusting for the length of …