Artikel
The taxing implementation of densification: The missed opportunity of the German land value tax
Densification and more efficient use of land are important planning challenges across Europe intended to aid the pursuit of sustainability goals. Property taxation influences land use. It can discourage or incentivize efficient land use. In the international academic debate, the land value tax is considered an effective land policy instrument that can promote more efficient use of land. Germany is currently transforming its property taxation system and has discussed different property tax models in the political decision-making process. This paper explores the political motivations of this reform based on a discourse analysis of plenary sessions and complementary in-depth expert interviews. On the one hand, the empirical findings highlight the experts' positive assessment of the potential of the land value tax for efficient land use and densification. On the other hand, they also show how the potential allocative effects of the land value tax were largely overlooked during the political debates. Instead, discussion centred around distributional aspects of the property tax. It can be shown that despite the great potential for tackling urgent planning issues, policymakers are hesitant to adopt and apply instruments of land policy that intervene in existing private property rights.
- Alternative title
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Die steuerliche Umsetzung von Verdichtung: Die versäumte Gelegenheit der deutschen Bodenwertsteuer
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Journal: Raumforschung und Raumordnung / Spatial Research and Planning ; ISSN: 1869-4179 ; Volume: 81 ; Year: 2023 ; Issue: 6 ; Pages: 636-647
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Landschaftsgestaltung, Raumplanung
- Subject
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densification
Germany
land policy
Land value taxation
legislation
Bodenwertsteuer
Verdichtung
Bodenpolitik
Deutschland
Gesetzgebung
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Roboger, Cornelia
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Veröffentlichung
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oekom verlag
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München
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2023
- DOI
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doi:10.14512/rur.1721
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- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET
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Object type
- Artikel
Associated
- Roboger, Cornelia
- oekom verlag
Time of origin
- 2023
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