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

Almos Tassonyi, Richard Bird and Enid Slack
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Enid Slack: University of Toronto

No 20, IMFG Papers from University of Toronto, Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance

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.

Keywords: property taxes; municipalities; tax competition; revenue hills; Toronto; Canada (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H11 H72 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 48 pages
Date: 2015-05
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