Harberger Tax
The Harberger Tax, also known as Common Ownership Self-assessed Tax, is a type of property tax that aims to improve societal welfare by optimising for both investment and allocative efficiency of private property. It proposes a new kind of "partial ownership", halfway between private ownership and common ownership. The tax is implemented by two mechanisms:
- Owners periodically self-assess their property and pay tax on its value.
- Others are able to purchase the property from the owner at the taxed price at any time, forcing a sale.