What Gets Measured Gets Managed: The Economic Burden of Business Property Taxes

Benjamin Dachis (), Adam Found and Peter Tomlinson
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Adam Found: University of Toronto
Peter Tomlinson: University of Toronto

No 166, e-briefs from C.D. Howe Institute

Abstract: Business property taxes are a major part of the tax burden on new business investment that can tip the balance in the competition for capital among Canadian cities and provinces, according to a report released today by the C.D. Howe Institute. In “What Gets Measured Gets Managed: The Economic Burden of Business Property Taxes,” authors Adam Found, Benjamin Dachis, and Peter Tomlinson conduct groundbreaking research into the impact of business property taxes (BPTs) in localities across Canada and show where they are highest and lowest.

Keywords: Fiscal; and; Tax; Competitiveness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H25 H71 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013-10
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-acc, nep-pbe and nep-ure
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