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<p>In this study, we argue that a historical background of the region matters in tax mimicking and yardstick competition as a matter of principle. We seek to determine factors supporting the policy of the high local property tax in the Czech Republic. Based on the statistical and spatial data of 6,258 municipalities between 2009 and 2019, the results show that the municipalities burdened by large industrial facilities, as well as municipalities in the functional urban areas (FUAs), apply the policy of higher property taxation twice frequently than the rest. On the other hand, the industrial stimuli keep enfeebling after 2010, and the number of local governments preferring high property taxation is variegated across different FUAs. The causal analysis based on Granger's approach concludes an existence of cumulative effects of both industry and the FUAs, which push the municipalities with large industrial facilities located within an FUA to increase the property taxes. From the mimicking point of view, we found that mimicking policy is an important phenomenon among the municipalities of Czech Republic; however, it has different impacts on both stimuli (Industry and FUA). The analysis suggests that it rather incites the municipalities within the FUA to increase the local property taxes.</p>
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In this study, we argue that a historical background of the region matters in tax mimicking and yardstick competition as a matter of principle. We seek to determine factors supporting the policy of the high local property tax in the Czech Republic. Based on the statistical and spatial data of 6,258 municipalities between 2009 and 2019, the results show that the municipalities burdened by large industrial facilities, as well as municipalities in the functional urban areas (FUAs), apply the policy of higher property taxation twice frequently than the rest. On the other hand, the industrial stimuli keep enfeebling after 2010, and the number of local governments preferring high property taxation is variegated across different FUAs. The causal analysis based on Granger's approach concludes an existence of cumulative effects of both industry and the FUAs, which push the municipalities with large industrial facilities located within an FUA to increase the property taxes. From the mimicking point of view, we found that mimicking policy is an important phenomenon among the municipalities of Czech Republic; however, it has different impacts on both stimuli (Industry and FUA). The analysis suggests that it rather incites the municipalities within the FUA to increase the local property taxes.

Stimuli contributing to local property taxation – with the focus on spatial effects of industry and functional urban areas

Central European Journal of Public Policy

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In this study, we argue that a historical background of the region matters in tax mimicking and yardstick competition as a matter of principle. We seek to...

Stimuli contributing to local property taxation – with the focus on spatial effects of industry and functional urban areas

Publié en ligne: 06 avr. 2021

Pages: 55 - 66

Reçu: 20 mai 2020

Accepté: 20 janv. 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cejpp-2021-0004

Mots clés
Czech Republic, functional urban area (FUA), industry, property tax, local government, tax mimicking

© 2021 Pavel Zdražil et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Stimuli contributing to local property taxation – with the focus on spatial effects of industry and functional urban areas

Publié en ligne: 06 avr. 2021

Pages: 55 - 66

Reçu: 20 mai 2020

Accepté: 20 janv. 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cejpp-2021-0004

Mots clésCzech Republic, functional urban area (FUA), industry, property tax, local government, tax mimicking

© 2021 Pavel Zdražil et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
Czech Republic, functional urban area (FUA), industry, property tax, local government, tax mimicking