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035			_a(Sirsi) u113936
100			_aVickers, T.
245		4	_aThe land tax solution to renewal
260			_c2001
490			_aRegeneration and Renewal _v6 July 2001, 12(1)
520			_aExamines the US system of business improvement districts (BIDs) which were first considered as a means of urban renewal by the Urban Task Force in 1999. Five areas in London are set to become pilot BIDs. The idea of a BID is an urban area that receives special tax status in order to pay for regeneration of the local business environment. The main problem of implementation is funding. Most of the BIDs in North America use an additional property tax levied on landlowners, but there has been a mainly negative response to this idea from business organisations in the UK. Article outlines and addresses the problems of an alternative form of property tax, which splits the value of properties into two elements: land and buildings.
590			_aABS
650			_aBIDS
650			_aURBAN RENEWAL
650			_aBUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS
650			_aUNITED STATES
650			_aSPECIAL STATUS
650			_aTAX EXEMPTION
650			_aFUNDING
650			_aVACANT LAND
650			_aVACANT BUILDINGS
650			_aUNIFORM BUSINESS RATE
690			_aREGENERATION
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