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Alternative Financing Models for TransportationA Case Study of Land Taxation in UtahArizona State University, Phoenix
Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah Recent events have highlighted the consequences of inadequate attention to infrastructure funding. Current funding strategies focus on fuel taxes, transfers from general funds, user fees, toll roads, congestion pricing, and using technology to enhance the fee structure of the current system. This article examines another alternative, a property tax focused on the value of land, known as land tax. A land tax would be economically efficient, in that it would not distort economic decision making. The authors review the feasibility of implementing a land tax and the revenue that could be raised from this tax. They conclude that a land tax is administratively feasible and that it could generate significant revenue to help fund much-needed infrastructure.
Key Words: land tax • transportation infrastructure • property tax administration • infrastructure finance
This version was published on January
1, 2009 Public Works Management & Policy, Vol. 13, No. 3,
202-214 (2009) |
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