Land News - 7 March 2008
Land value tax could stop disputes
Business Daily Africa - Nairobi,Kenya
The land tax in Kenya is ridiculously small. Most peasant farmers are on
freehold land and consequently pay no rent--as they are communal in
nature. ...
<http://www.bdafrica.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6145&Itemid=5848>
Brazil Activists Protest Police Violence
Houston Chronicle - United States
Members of the Landless Workers Movement blocked eight roads in the Rio
Grande do Sul state to call attention to Tuesday's police operation, which
they say ...
<http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/fn/5594806.html>
Minister pledges to close loopholes in land tax laws
Thanh Nien Daily - Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam
Under a proposal submitted to the prime minister, the ministry intends to
reduce initial land registration taxes and fees to 1.1 percent of the
value
of the ...
<http://www.thanhniennews.com/politics/?catid=1&newsid=36502>
Chinese political advisor calls for stricter control in land ...
Xinhua - China
Land monopoly also fueled rising house prices in China, added Liang.
Despite government efforts in cooling the red-hot housing market, real
estate prices in ...
<http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/08/content_7744559.htm>
Not affordable enough
Charlotte Sun-Herald - Charlotte Harbor,FL,USA
A more creative Housing Corp. project is community land trust homes, a
program that has been tried successfully in other areas where the cost of
housing had ...
<http://www.sun-herald.com/Newsstory.cfm?pubdate=030808&story=tp1ch5.htm&folder=NewsArchive2>
Gordon Brown to curb second home owner****p
Times Online - UK
There is a clear difference between absentee landlordism and contributing
the community (Tom); Bill has a fair point (but not one I would jump to
defend ...
<http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article3466783.ece>
Revisiting the Other Half of Jacob Riis
New York Times - United States
.... and Charles F. Wingate, a newspaper journalist and political activist
who sup****ted Henry George, a critic of economic monopolies. ...
<http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/28/revisiting-the-other-half-of-jacob-riis/?hp>
Gunmen open fire on Brazil land activists, injuring 8
International Herald Tribune - France
AP SAO PAULO, Brazil: Gunmen allegedly hired by a Brazilian rancher opened
fire on a group of landless farm activists who invaded his property in ...
<http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/28/america/LA-GEN-Brazil-Landless-Conflict.php>
Chavez Continues Push to Increase Food Production
Venezuelanalysis.com - Caracas,Venezuela
"We are committed to food production, and the fight against land
concentration is fundamental," said Chavez, who has continued to give
extra
attention to ...
<http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/news/3199>
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