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The Lakeport Village Tax-increment Financing Proposal

Apr 14, 2023

On April 17, Show-Me Institute Director of Municipal Policy David Stokes submits testimony to the Osage Beach Tax Increment Financing Commission regarding a proposal to award taxpayer subsidies for the…

Tax Increment Financing and Columbia, Missouri

Tax Increment Financing and Columbia, Missouri

Jun 26, 2012

Tax Increment Financing (TIF) is Missouri’s bad idea that keeps coming back and refuses to die. Despite TIF’s documented failures, cities throughout Missouri are expanding their use of it greatly….

Perry County Should Reduce Its Commercial Property Tax Surcharge

Perry County Should Reduce Its Commercial Property Tax Surcharge

Sep 13, 2022

…incentives that have been given to select businesses. Perry County and Perryville have each engaged in harmful tax subsidies like tax-increment financing. Reducing the surcharge rate for all businesses while…

Testimony: Tax Increment Financing for Former Chrysler Assembly Plant in Fenton, Missouri

Testimony: Tax Increment Financing for Former Chrysler Assembly Plant in Fenton, Missouri

Jul 20, 2016

On July 20, 2016, Show-Me Institute Policy Researcher Michael Highsmith testified before the Tax Increment Financing Commission of Saint Louis County. For the full testimony text, please click on the…

Urban Neglect: Kansas City’s Misuse of Tax Increment Financing

Urban Neglect: Kansas City’s Misuse of Tax Increment Financing

Dec 11, 2014

…due to economic downturn or widespread poverty, entire regions are overlooked by private developers. As a result, governments have adopted a type of tax subsidy known as Tax Increment Financing…

Tax Increment Financing and Missouri: An Overview Of How TIF Impacts Local Jurisdictions

Tax Increment Financing and Missouri: An Overview Of How TIF Impacts Local Jurisdictions

Apr 13, 2012

Tax Increment Financing (TIF) has become a common economic development tool throughout the United States. TIF takes the new taxes that a development generates and directs a portion of them…

David Stokes Explains Tax Increment Financing

David Stokes Explains Tax Increment Financing

Nov 21, 2013

…on Nov. 12, 2013, Show-Me Institute Policy Analyst David Stokes explains how Tax Increment Financing (TIF) works and the impact on tax policy. Stokes also reviews several notable TIF proposals….

Three Recommended Reforms For Tax Increment Financing (TIF)

Three Recommended Reforms For Tax Increment Financing (TIF)

Jan 17, 2014

As Missouri’s General Assembly gets underway in 2014, they should move to reform Tax Increment Financing (TIF). David Stokes suggests three reforms that the legislature should enact this session: Prohibit…

The Use Of Tax Increment Financing In The City Of Saint Louis (Downtown)

The Use Of Tax Increment Financing In The City Of Saint Louis (Downtown)

Oct 30, 2013

…city. ) However, even by Saint Louis’ generous TIF standards, $8 million in Tax Increment Financing to help a company move two blocks is eye-opening. Read the full testimony: 180228093-The-Use-Of-Tax-Increment-Financing-In-The-City-Of-Saint-Louis-Downtown_0.pdf…

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