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Senator Blessing pitches constitutional amendment to allow land-value taxes in Ohio
Summary
Senate Joint Resolution 7 would let local elected boards opt to levy taxes only on land value rather than on land and buildings. Sponsor Senator Blessing argued LVTs spur development and lower burdens on renters and dense housing; questions centered on timing and revenue effects. No committee vote was taken.
Senator Blessing, sponsor of Senate Joint Resolution 7, told the Senate General Government Committee he wants to give Ohio communities the option to levy land-value taxes rather than taxing land and structures together. "A land value tax is simply a tax on the land, while a property tax is a tax on land and structures," he said during a lengthy presentation explaining the concept and its incentives.
Blessing said land-value taxes, which he described as "not a mandate, land…
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