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London Rating (Site Values) – A Bill

LONDON RATING (SITE VALUES) – A BILL (1938 – 1939) To provide for the rating of the annual site value of land in the administrative county of London; and for purposes connected therewith. (Presented by the Rt Hon Herbert Morrison, Miss Megan Lloyd George, Sir Percy Harris Bt, Mr Lathan, Mr Silkin and Mr Stokes) 2 & 3 Geo. VI – Session 1938-39 J.R. HOWARD ROBERTS,The County...

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Enquiry Committees and Land Value Rating (1952-1976)

V. H. Blundell  Contents The Simes Committee The Royal Institute of Public Administration The Government Green Paper The Layfield Committee Conclusion General Bibliography Published by the Economic and Social Science Research Association 177 Vauxhall Bridge Road London SW1V 1ER   March 1998 ——————————————————————————– There...

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Brisbane’s Inquiry into Land Value Rating

BRISBANE CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY INTO VALUATION AND RATING A Summary of the Committee’s two-volume Report on its Deliberations and Findings.   September 1989 BRISBANE COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY INTO VALUATION AND RATING A Summary of the Committee’s two-volume Report on its Deliberations and Findings. MEMBERS SIR GORDON CHALK, KBE, LL D (Hon)(Chairman) Deputy Premier and Treasurer...

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Modernising Local Government Finance

Response To Government’s Green Paper: Modernising Local Government Finance Author: Henry Law Date: December 2000 PREFACE Whilst the Campaign welcomes the decision to review local government finance, it regards the suggested changes as inadequate. The Campaign advocates replacement of the existing system of local government finance by land value taxation, in accordance with the principles...

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Draft Land Reform (Scotland) Bill

June 2001 SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE DRAFT LAND REFORM (SCOTLAND) BILL Consultation Paper (February 2001)  THE CAMPAIGN’S RESPONSEPrepared by David Mills and Henry Law The Land Value Taxation Campaign (“the Campaign”) responded to the following documents: Scottish Office Land Reform Policy Group “Identifying The Problems” (February 1998)“Identifying The Solutions”...

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Land Title Conditions Bill – Campaign Response to the Consultation Paper (May 2001)

June 2001 SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE TITLE CONDITIONS (SCOTLAND) BILL Consultation (May 2001) THE CAMPAIGN’S RESPONSE Prepared by David Mills and Henry Law The Land Value Taxation Campaign (“the Campaign”) responded to the following documents: Scottish Office Land Reform Policy Group “Identifying The Problems” (February 1998)“Identifying The Solutions” (September...

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Response to the Scottish Executive: Agricultural Holdings – Proposals for Legislation

May 2000 SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS: – PROPOSALS FOR LEGISLATION (May 2000) 1 INTRODUCTION The Land Value Taxation Campaign (“the Campaign”) responded to the following documents: Scottish Office Land Reform Policy Group “Identifying The Problems” (February 1998)“Identifying The Solutions” (September 1998) Scottish Executive, Land Reform...

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Response to the Scottish Executive Justice Department: Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc,

August 1999Compiled by Henry Law and David Mills   SCOTTISH OFFICE, JUSTICE DEPARTMENT: SCOTTISH LAW COMMISSION ABOLITION OF FEUDAL TENURE ETC. (SCOTLAND) BILL The Land Value Taxation Campaign (“The Campaign”) responded to the Scottish Office Land Reform Policy Group consultation documents, “Identifying The Problems” (February 1998) and “Identifying The Solutions”...

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Response to the Scottish Executive: Land Reform – Proposals for Legislation

August 1999 SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE LAND REFORM: PROPOSALS FOR LEGISLATION The Land Value Taxation Campaign (“the Campaign”) responded to the Scottish Office Land Reform Policy Group documents, “Identifying The Problems” (February 1998) and “Identifying The Solutions” (September 1998), and, for the record, formally reconfirms the stance it took and the comments it...

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Response to the Land Reform Policy Group Consultation Document

“IDENTIFYING THE PROBLEMS”  April 1998 CONTENTS     I    INTRODUCTION    II    ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS    III    GENERAL BACKGROUND CONSIDERATIONS    IV    FURTHER COMMENTS ON SPECIFIC POINTS RAISED THE REPORT    V    APPENDICES        APPENDIX 1 – DEFINITION OF LAND VALUE TAXATION        APPENDIX 2 – DEFINITION OF LAND VALUE PART IABOUT THE LAND VALUE TAXATION CAMPAIGN   ...

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