In 2002, Jamaica conducted a property tax revaluation, the first revaluation in nine years. In response, Jamaica reduced the property tax rates of its progressive-rate structure and added a set of property tax caps. In this article, the author reports on an analysis of the tax rate structure for its land value property tax, focusing especially on options for reforming the rate structure.
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