Mick Moore’s piece on Sri Lanka’s property tax system carried by local media

ICTD Research Fellow Mick Moore’s op-ed on Sri Lanka’s property tax system, which, he argues, is largely underperforming, was published in two local media outlets (see here and here).

“[P]roperty taxes are one of the most equitable ways of raising government revenue. People with more income and wealth live in larger houses and own more property,” he said.

“Let us tax them in proportion to the value of their properties, but exempt the poorest half of the population, whose houses anyway have such low values that their property tax assessments are not worth collecting,” Moore added.