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Presentation | 2015

Value Capture: A Land Based Tool to Finance Urban Development

Martim Smolka
Generally understood as a way of allowing the public to benefit from rising land values that result from government investments in infrastructure, or from administrative or regulatory changes in land uses, land value capture can take many different forms. In this presentation, Martim Smolka spoke about the theory and practice of land value capture as it has been implemented in Latin America.
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Presentation | 2014

Did The Land Transfer Tax Affect Housing Sales In The Greater Toronto Area?

Murtaza Haider and Amar Anwar
IMFG Visiting Scholar Murtaza Haider explores the impact of the Land Transfer Tax (LTT) on housing sales in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Previous research has shown that housing sales declined after the implementation of the LTT but Dr. Haider’s research concludes that the negative impact on housing sales was not statistically significant.
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IMFG Paper | 2014

A Better Local Business Tax: The BVT

Richard M. Bird
This paper makes the case for a local business tax. The BVT is better than the discriminatory and heavy real property taxes currently levied on businesses in Ontario and other provinces. Moreover, such a tax would be complementary rather than competitive to VATs like the GST and HST.
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Video | 2014

Toronto: Looking Forward 2014-2018

Joe Pennachetti
This video features Toronto City Manager Joe Pennachetti in his third annual address to IMFG. In the presentation, he discusses the key challenges facing municipalities, the City’s fiscal position, and the strategic directions the City must weigh to build for the future.
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