Tax constraint and fiscal policy : after the property tax
Subtitle: final report of the tax policy analysis and planning study effort, 1976-81, undertaken with the financial support of hud research grant h-2628-rg
Published: 1983
Language: eng
Subjects: Tax assessment; Analysis; Government Finance; Municipal finance; Property tax; Proposition 2 1/2; Taxation; Studies; Evaluation
Other titles: BRA research report no. 142.
Description: ...this massive report on tax policy is issued in three volumes; Vol. 1 - Substantive Findings, includes chapter and sub-chapter headings: "The Fiscal and Development Question", "Broadening the Revenue Base, an Elusive Goal", "The PropertyTax - Need for Reform", "Performance of Boston City Government", "Fiscal Impact of Development, Boston's Revenue Needs", "The Evolution of Property Tax Administration in Massachusetts", "Classification and Equalization, Proposition 2 1/2 and Its Aftermath", "Revenue Raising Proposals" among others; Vol. 2 - Analytic Tools and Techniques and includes chapter and sub-chapter headings, "Determining Property Values", "Estimating Boston's Tax Base - 1978", "The Fiscal and Economic Context for Reducing the Role of the Property Tax" among others; Vol. 3 - Technnical Reports and Background Papers, and includes "Tax Relief and Reform in Massachusetts", and "Estimating the Impact of 100% Valuation and Taxation by Classification in Massachusetts", among other reports...