LoGRI Policy Brief 8
Policy reports, Munk School

Points-Based Valuation for Property Taxation

Improving Equity and Revenue Performance in Local Property Tax Systems

Abstract

Many property tax systems in lower-income countries are severely underperforming, in significant part due to ineffective valuation methods. This brief outlines a points-based approach to valuation, which offers a cost-effective, administratively feasible, and transparent approach to valuation in lower-income countries.