A collection including submissions to the Government by the Land value Taxation Campaign, Government responses on the topic, and other advocacy papers related to LVT. One of the main activities of the Land value Tax Campaign is the preparation of submissions and responses to government departments relating to the introduction of Land Value Taxation. Particular activity in recent years has been paid...

The Northern Ireland government recently issued a consultation document, asking for comments on a set of measures it came up with for tinkering with the commercial rating system. The aim is to boost the economy. “Concessions” are being suggested, to run from 2012 to 2015. Unsurprisingly, most of them would be ineffective. Some would be counter-productive. And what happens when the time...

The Campaign is a member of the Coalition for Economic Justice which has new sent an open letter to the Chancellor on proposals for ending the boom-bust cycle, with an invitation to the Seminar to be held at the House of  Commons on 24 March.

The Chair of the Coalition for Economic Justice – of which the LVTC is a member – has sent this Open Letter to Alistair Darling. It outlines the case for LVT and invites him to send his key Civil Servants to attend the forthcoming meeting at the House of Commons.

  A submission to the enquiry of the Urban Affairs Sub-committee SUBMISSION TO:  TRANSPORT, LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND THE REGIONS COMMITTEE (URBAN AFFAIRS SUB-COMMITTEE) NEW INQUIRY: TALL BUILDINGS Author:  Henry Law A    REPLIES TO THE QUESTIONS Q1   . . . the role of tall buildings in achieving high densities in residential areas; the provision of offices for certain types of global companies; and...

Common parts of all submissions relating to Aims of the Campaign, definition of terms, wider benefits of LVT and other background information.   ABOUT THE LAND VALUE TAXATION CAMPAIGN The Land Value Taxation Campaign (“the Campaign”) is a non-party organisation which was established with the aim of securing legislation which would fundamentally change the basis of public revenue...

Author:  Henry LawMay 1998 CONTENTS ABOUT THE LAND VALUE TAXATION CAMPAIGN GENERAL BACKGROUND CONSIDERATIONS ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS DISADVANTAGES OF THE PRESENT UBR/COUNCIL TAX SYSTEM APPENDICES        APPENDIX 1 – DEFINITION OF LAND VALUE TAXATIONAPPENDIX 2 – DEFINITION OF LAND VALUEAPPENDIX 3 – PILOT SCHEME PART I ABOUT THE LAND VALUE TAXATION CAMPAIGN 1    The Land Value...

Author:  Henry Law20 November 1999     Devolution within the United Kingdom and expansion of the European Union will create both opportunities and problems for countries at the periphery. There will be increasing competition for structural adjustment funds, but at the same time a growing reluctance to raise the taxes to pay for measures intended to redress regional imbalance.    This paper explains...

  Proposals for the reform of local government finance in the UK Author:  Henry LawJuly 2004 CONTENTS                  AIMS OF THE LAND VALUE TAXATION CAMPAIGN        CURRENT SITUATION        OPTIONS FOR REFORM        ADVANTAGES OF SITE VALUE PROPERTY TAX        PRACTICABILITY OF SITE VALUE ASSESSMENT        IMPLEMENTATION       PROPOSED LEGISLATION FURTHER IMPLICATIONS OF A CHANGE TO SITE VALUE...

Contents Introduction The 1947 Town and Country Planning Act The Land Commission The Community Land Act The Development Land Tax Summary Published by the Economic and Social Science Research Association 177 Vauxhall Bridge Road London SW1V 1ER August 1993 Introduction Since 1945, many attempts have been made by both Labour and Conservative governments to pass legislation which would have direct...