Brighton Conference papers
The 3 main conference papers of interest to ALTER: Policy Paper 104 - Decent Homes for All.............. Policy Paper 105 -Sustainable Prosperity and Jobs (Consultation Document) 107 - Taxation.............
17 Sep 2012
The 3 main conference papers of interest to ALTER: Policy Paper 104 - Decent Homes for All.............. Policy Paper 105 -Sustainable Prosperity and Jobs (Consultation Document) 107 - Taxation.............
Contents Foreword by C. Lowell Harriss ix
Most taxes nowadays are levied on flows of income and of expenditure. But land and property have been taxed for centuries-certainly for longer than income-and they continue to form an important part of the tax base in most advanced economies.
This American video by the www.howtoendpoverty.info website, explains land monoploy. Their slogan is "To liberate production from taxation, the Earth from monopoly, and humanity from poverty."
Emptyhomes.com estimates: 720,000 empty homes are currently empty in England of which 279,000 are long- term empty (i.e. empty for more than six months) 930,000 empty homes across the UK, 350,000 of which are long term empty. A report for the government in 2004 estimated that there were a further 300,000 empty flats above shops or part of other commercial buildings.[1] House builders sitting on 400,000 undeveloped plots of land with planning permission - The Daily Telegraph [2]
South Central Liberal Democrats: Press Release on Vacant Land Tax Three Berkshire Liberal Democrat members are playing a leading role in their party's tax policy review, which began this summer and will feature in at least three debates[1] at next week's Party Conference in Brighton. They belong to a fast growing campaign group ALTER (Action on Land Tax & Economic Reform), which includes Nick Clegg and two other Cabinet members (Dr Vince Cable and Ed Davey) as Vice Presidents, with Eastleigh MP Chris Huhne as President.