Fiscal Policy and Urban Growth Challenges: U.S. Perspectives on Property Tax Reform in Warsaw

2016, 63, No. 1

Southern University, Law Center, Baton Rouge

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13.06.2016

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Abstract

Warszawa doświadczyła odrodzenia gospodarczego po latach sowieckiej hegemonii i tragicznych wydarzeniach II wojny światowej. Stolica Polski ma dziś jedną z największych giełd w Europie i jest jedną z najszybciej rozwijających się gospodarek na kontynencie. Jednak Warszawę i jej okolice dotyka poważny brak kompleksowej strategii rozwoju – tylko 16% obszaru metropolii jest objęte planem zagospodarowania przestrzennego pomimo rosnącego zapotrzebowania na mieszkania, transport i infrastrukturę. Te braki w połączeniu z ogólną niechęcią społeczeństwa do odgórnego sposobu podejmowania decyzji i słabej polityki podatkowej samorządów lokalnych, zwłaszcza w odniesieniu do opodatkowania nieruchomości, spowodowały i prawdopodobnie nadal będą tworzyć problemy rozwojowe miasta. W artykule autor poddaje analizie i dokonuje oceny różnych wyzwań dla Warszawy, zachęcając do rozważenia przyjęcia amerykańskiego modelu podatkowego dla samorządów terytorialnych w celu stworzenia lepszych warunków do rozwoju urbanistycznego aglomeracji warszawskiej.

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