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Land tax

noun

A capital tax on property imposed by municipalities; based on the estimated value of the property. Synonym: property tax.

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"Land tax" Quotes from Famous Books

... but also began to make heavy investments in agriculture in the vicinity of cities in order to increase production and thus income. We find men who drained lakes in order to create fields below the water level for easy irrigation; others made floating fields on lakes and avoided land tax payments; still others combined pig and fish breeding in ...

— A history of China., [3d ed. rev. and enl.] • Wolfram Eberhard

... add to the land tax the duties raised from the malt, candles, salt, soap, leather, distilled liquors, and other commodities used in his house; let him add the expenses of travelling so far as they are increased by the burden ...

— The Works of Samuel Johnson, Vol. 10. - Parlimentary Debates I. • Samuel Johnson

Words linked to "Land tax" : capital levy, council tax, property tax