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Re: Sept. 21 City Council Caucus Meeting--Tax Abatements
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Excerpt from the September 7, 2009 Tax Analysts article:
"5 Papers You Should Read"

by Dauid Brunori

"As a teacher, writer,
and citizen, I'm ahvays
looking for written works
that encourage people to
think about good tax
policy. The best and most
succinct remains the National
Conference of State
Legislatures' Principles of
a High-Quality State Reuenue
Systetn. If you've
never read it, you should.
Unfortunately, few publications measure up to that
one. But. this year there have been several reports
that are worth reading.....
Fourth, you should read New Jersey Policy Perspective's
"All That Glitters Isn't Gold: Property Tax
Abatements in Jersey CiLy," State Tax Notes, Aag.
10, 2009, p. 373, Doc 2009-16128, or 2009 STT
151-1. Propertv tax abatements have been among
politicians'favorite development tools. Full and partial
abatements are used frequently to encourage
investrnent and job creation or to reinvigorate
poorer sections of cities. Nearly every state gives
away some of its property tax base this way. The
report, by Naomi Mueller Bressler and Carolyn
Topp, examines the use of tax abatements in one
New Jersey municipality, although the issues are
the same across the state and indeed across the
country. The authors find many problems with the
abatement program, including a lack of transparency,
a lack of eligibility requirements, a lack of
public input, and a lack of oversight. In short, the
problems associated with Jersey City's abatement
program are similar to problems associated with tax
incentives in general. It is an excellent report for
explaining the details of how property tax abatements
work - and don't."

Posted on: 2009/9/9 13:50
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Study finds tax abatements for developers leave property owners paying more taxes
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Posted on: 2009/7/16 15:19
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New Jersey Policy Perspective Report on Tax Abatements in Jersey City
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All That Glitters Isn't Gold
Property Tax Abatements in Jersey City

http://njpp.org/rpt_glitters.html

Posted on: 2009/7/15 17:54

Edited by Webmaster on 2009/7/16 0:19:26
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Re: where is the JCLIST Tax Abatement Revolt?
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Quote:

tanze_des_lasters wrote:
On a positive note, the most amazing part of this hearing was the absolute passion of those tax-paying, registered voters who spoke out against the abatement. If we can increase this zeal and involvement by the citizenry, there is a chance that those who voted for the abatement will not see the light of day after the next election.


Please spread the word around: The New Jersey Policy Perspective will be releasing their report on tax abatements in JC on July 15th.

Posted on: 2009/6/18 20:26
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Re: where is the JCLIST Tax Abatement Revolt?
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come out tonight and speak up to at least have the vote postponed until after the New Jersey Policy Perspective report comes on (scheduled release is July 15).

"Fulop has the backing of the New Jersey Policy Perspective, a think tank that is due to release a study on Jersey City's tax abatement policy next month.

"We're really concerned about the precedent Jersey City is setting," said Naomi Bressler, a policy analyst at NNPP who worked on the study. She said Jersey City's policy seems to be "a tax giveaway" for "any or all developers."

Posted on: 2009/6/17 14:25
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NJPP to Release Report on Tax Abatements on July 8
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The New Jersey Policy Perspective will be releasing ther report about tax abatements that uses Jersey City as a case study. The report is scheduled to be released at 11 a.m. July 8 at St. Peters, in conjunction with GANE.

Posted on: 2009/6/13 13:07
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