- Paperback: 110 pages
- Publisher: Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd (20 Aug 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0856832510
- ISBN-13: 978-0856832512
- Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 14.8 x 0.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,653,836 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'This book is a primer for anyone who wants to create a more equitable, efficient and sustainable Britain' Chris Huhne MP ' - an incisive analysis of how a land tax could help the UK build a fairer and more inclusive society' The Valuer Vickers' crystal clear insights on public finance policy are reflected in his writings and innovative research projects. His book will teach you to fly with both left and right wings in balanceA" Alanna Hartzok, Director, Earth Rights Institute, USA
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Land rights confer wealth, but not uniformly. Location matters - building Canary Wharf in a desert without the associated infrastructure would not have made anyone richer. The same effort and investment on a prime site yields a far better return than on a marginal one. The price of a home in London or the North will vary greatly - the difference is not in the cost of the bricks and mortar but in the land on which the homes are built. Who benefits? The author argues that the current tax regime fails to take account of the growing proportion of wealth conferred on landowners, large and small, by the joint efforts and enterprise of industry and the public sector as population and the economy grow. To enable Britain to prosper in the modern world, Tony Vickers advocates a complete shift in the burden of taxation, off enterprise and onto resource usage. This is to ensure that those who work and save are not penalised, and those who now enjoy the gifts of Nature and the benefits conferred by society pay proportionately for the privilege, and not future generations or the poor. This tax shift would make industry more competitive globally and ensure a fairer distribution of wealth to all participants in the economy. There are also environmental benefits.
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The book covers the need for a shift of taxes from those currently on human enterprise onto those on natural resources. Out would go such as vat, income tax and corporation tax, in would come such as land value tax. The economy runs far less efficiently because we do not do this. Vickers cites a study of 200 cities in the US, most of which tax land separately to buildings. The greater the proportion of tax on the land of the plot compared with that on the building on it, the greater the renewal of the city.
He sees the chances for Land Value Tax (LVT) being implemented in the UK increasing, due to the possibilities for Scotland, Wales and London to tax independently. He thinks the environmental movement will add pressure to use LVT. Some countries of the old Soviet Union have introduced it, Australia and New Zealand have used it for years.
This is a up-to-date study of the topic and any property developer who is not fully aware of the implications of LVT for their business is advised to get to know the issues through this book. Politicians who are open to fairer and more efficient solutions for local and national taxation will need it too. Those already convinced of the need for LVT will benefit from its detail.[Lost 1 star for lack of index]
He sees the chances for Land Value Tax (LVT) being implemented in the UK increasing, due to the possibilities for Scotland, Wales and London to tax independently. He thinks the environmental movement will add pressure to use LVT. Some countries of the old Soviet Union have introduced it, Australia and New Zealand have used it for years.
This is a up-to-date study of the topic and any property developer who is not fully aware of the implications of LVT for their business is advised to get to know the issues through this book. Politicians who are open to fairer and more efficient solutions for local and national taxation will need it too. Those already convinced of the need for LVT will benefit from its detail.[Lost 1 star for lack of index]
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