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Betterment taxes, capital gains and benefit cost ratios

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  • Coleman, Andrew
  • Grimes, Arthur

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'Betterment' taxes can be used to fund infrastructure investments. We relate betterment taxes to the benefit: cost ratio, deriving conditions under which a project can be funded by such taxes, and relate betterment taxes also to a capital gains tax.

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  • Coleman, Andrew & Grimes, Arthur, 2010. "Betterment taxes, capital gains and benefit cost ratios," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 109(1), pages 54-56, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:109:y:2010:i:1:p:54-56
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