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Can GTA Municipalities Raise Property Taxes? An Analysis of Tax Competition and Revenue Hills

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  • Almos Tassonyi
  • Richard M. Bird
  • Enid Slack

    (University of Toronto)

Abstract

This paper applies an empirical lens to this controversial question. Cities in the GTA and across Canada are reluctant to raise property taxes, both because the public resists paying higher taxes, and because cities are concerned that property owners will move to jurisdictions with lower tax burdens. The authors find that overall there is room for most municipalities in the GTA to increase property taxes without, in most cases, lowering the tax base.

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  • Almos Tassonyi & Richard M. Bird & Enid Slack, 2015. "Can GTA Municipalities Raise Property Taxes? An Analysis of Tax Competition and Revenue Hills," IMFG Papers 20, University of Toronto, Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance.
    • Handle: RePEc:mfg:wpaper:20
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    Cited by:

    1. Almos T. Tassonyi, 2017. "The Context and Challenges for Canada's Mid-Sized Cities," SPP Briefing Papers, The School of Public Policy, University of Calgary, vol. 10(9), May.
    2. Daniel Henstra & Jason Thistlethwaite, 2017. "Climate Change, Floods, and Municipal Risk Sharing in Canada," IMFG Papers 30, University of Toronto, Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance.
    3. Bob Baldwin, 2015. "Municipal Employee Pension Plans in Canada: An Overview," IMFG Papers 23, University of Toronto, Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance.
    4. Zack Taylor & Alec Dobson, 2020. "Power and Purpose:Canadian Municipal Law in Transition," IMFG Papers 47, University of Toronto, Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance.

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    Keywords

    property taxes; municipalities; tax competition; revenue hills; Toronto; Canada;
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    JEL classification:

    • H11 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - Structure and Scope of Government
    • H72 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Budget and Expenditures

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