http://www.earthsharing.org.au/2009/08/20/monash-rates-proposal-flops-in-tasmania-rankles-in-wa/ Opportunity and Equity Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:55:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.earthsharing.org.au/2009/08/20/monash-rates-proposal-flops-in-tasmania-rankles-in-wa/comment-page-1/#comment-2663 Jen Fri, 07 Jan 2011 02:43:08 +0000 http://www.earthsharing.org.au/?p=1732#comment-2663 Martin Gilmour is an ardent fan of a flat residential rate and has been pushing this idealogy for a long time. A lot of what he has written is not factual. Tasmania is currently having a review of local government rating by Access Economics; although they have recommended changing from a system based on AAV to land or capital value for simplicity, easily understood by ratepayers, cheaper to value etc; they have also recommended 'legislating' against a flat rate. Martin Gilmour is an ardent fan of a flat residential rate and has been pushing this idealogy for a long time. A lot of what he has written is not factual. Tasmania is currently having a review of local government rating by Access Economics; although they have recommended changing from a system based on AAV to land or capital value for simplicity, easily understood by ratepayers, cheaper to value etc; they have also recommended ‘legislating’ against a flat rate.

]]> http://www.earthsharing.org.au/2009/08/20/monash-rates-proposal-flops-in-tasmania-rankles-in-wa/comment-page-1/#comment-965 Give CIV the NIMBY treatment | Prosper Australia Thu, 20 Aug 2009 01:46:19 +0000 http://www.earthsharing.org.au/?p=1732#comment-965 [...] Check Dr Putland’s latest piece on interstate issues with CIV Question: Who will be the big winners if CIV rating is introduced in the City of Monash? Answer: Owners of vacant lots and derelict buildings. [...] [...] Check Dr Putland’s latest piece on interstate issues with CIV Question: Who will be the big winners if CIV rating is introduced in the City of Monash? Answer: Owners of vacant lots and derelict buildings. [...]

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