An Updated Look at Tax-Increment Financing
Tax-increment financing (TIF) is a widely used economic development incentive in which property tax revenues are redistributed back to developers....
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An Updated Look at Tax-Increment Financing
Tax-increment financing (TIF) is a widely used economic development incentive in which property tax revenues are redistributed back to developers....
Douglass Hill Tax-Increment Financing Proposal
On October 27, David Stokes submits testimony to the Saint Louis County Tax-Increment Financing Commission regarding the Douglass Hill TIF...
The Douglas Hill Tax-Increment Financing Proposal in Webster Groves
On October 19, the Show-Me Institute’s David Stokes submits testimony to the Webster Groves City Council regarding the Douglas Hill...
Senate Bill 147 and Tax-Increment Financing Reform
On March 25, Show-Me Institute Director of Municipal Policy David Stokes presents testimony to the Missouri Senate Ways and Means...
Tax-increment Financing Reform / Senate Bill 22
On March 25, Show-Me Institute Director of Municipal Policy David Stokes presents testimony to the Missouri House Economic Development Committee...
Senate Bill 22: Tax-increment Financing Reform
On Thursday, January 22, Show-Me Institute Director of Municipal Policy David Stokes submits testimony to the Missouri Senate Ways and...
Testimony: Tax-Increment Financing Reform
On January 14, 2020, Show-Me Institute Senior Fellow of Municipal Policy Patrick Tuohey will submit testimony to the Missouri Senate...
Senate Bill 108: Tax-Increment Financing Reform
On February 12, Show-Me Institute Director of Municipal Policy Patrick Tuohey submits testimony to the Missouri Senate Ways and Means...
Senate Bill 859 and Tax-increment Financing Reform
On Tuesday, February 20, Show-Me Institute Director of Municipal Policy Patrick Tuohey delivers testimony to the Missouri House Economic Development...
Does Tax-Increment Financing Pass the But-For Test in Missouri?
Tax increment financing (TIF) does not drive job creation, neighborhood investment, or economic development. What TIF does do is divert...
Tax-Increment Financing in Saint Louis
Despite being used in dozens of development projects in Saint Louis, tax-increment financing (TIF) has failed to produce demonstratable economic...
Tax-Increment Financing in Post-tornado Joplin
The tornado that devastated Joplin, Missouri in May of 2011 killed 161 people and injured over 1,000. Property damage resulted...
Testimony: Public Approval of Tax-Increment Financing Plans
On March 8, Show-Me Institute Policy Researcher Graham Renz submitted testimony to the Missouri House Local Government Committee regarding HJR...
Eliminating Missouri’s Income Tax, Subsidies for Gas Stations, and Early Literacy Reform
David Stokes, Elias Tsapelas, and Avery Frank join host Zach Lawhorn to outline what a responsible plan to eliminate Missouri’s...
Perry County Should Reduce Its Commercial Property Tax Surcharge
In 1985, Missouri changed the way that local governments tax commercial and industrial property. Voters approved eliminating the personal property...
Kansas City Needs a Patron Saint of Tax Subsidy Reform
Telling powerful people and groups they can’t have what they want is hard. St. Thomas More learned this by telling...
Online Sales Taxes Bill Finalized
Earlier this week, Governor Parson signed the so-called Wayfair bill, and it’s a big deal for Missouri. Named for the...
Tax Subsidy Spurious—St. Louis Grift
St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones is giving me hope with her more disciplined approach to tax subsidies in the City...
$40 Million Tax Giveaway in Boonville, Missouri
Developers have asked the City of Boonville for a tax-increment financing (TIF) subsidy to “help” them build a new subdivision...
