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Simplifying Property Tax Administration in Africa: Piloting a Points-Based Valuation in Freetown, Sierra Leone

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  • Grieco, Kevin
  • Bakarr Kamara, Amou
  • Meriggi, Niccoló F.
  • Michel, Julian
  • Prichard, Wilson
  • Stewart-Wilson, Graeme

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The current method of property valuation in Freetown, Sierra Leone is highly inaccurate and generally regressive, as it does not take subjective property characteristics that are major determinants of value into account. The newly elected Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr made revenue mobilisation a central pillar of her ‘Transform Freetown’ agenda. As a means of achieving this, the Mayor and her advisers began to reach out internationally for reform advice. This brief outlines a pilot project carried out jointly by the IGC and ICTD for a new approach to property valuation in Freetown using a points-based valuation methodology in the Freetown context. The project had six key findings, including that high-level political leadership was a major enabler of the project’s success. The authors outline 6 policy considerations for future scale-ups of the research and for reforming property tax in Freetown.

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  • Grieco, Kevin & Bakarr Kamara, Amou & Meriggi, Niccoló F. & Michel, Julian & Prichard, Wilson & Stewart-Wilson, Graeme, 2019. "Simplifying Property Tax Administration in Africa: Piloting a Points-Based Valuation in Freetown, Sierra Leone," Working Papers 14799, Institute of Development Studies, International Centre for Tax and Development.
    • Handle: RePEc:idq:ictduk:14799
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    1. Gabriella Y. Carolini, 2021. "Aid’s urban footprint and its implications for local inequality and governance," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 53(2), pages 389-409, March.

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