CouncilDistrictCouncilMember $0M$100M$200M$300M$400M$500M$600M$700MValueN/AN/ASum of 19% BGS Property TaxSum of 19% BGS Land Value Tax1FrankDiCiccoSum of 19% BGS Property TaxSum of 19% BGS Land Value Tax2Anna C.VernaSum of 19% BGS Property TaxSum of 19% BGS Land Value Tax3Jannie L.BlackwellSum of 19% BGS Property TaxSum of 19% BGS Land Value Tax4CurtisJones, Jr.Sum of 19% BGS Property TaxSum of 19% BGS Land Value Tax5Darrell L.ClarkeSum of 19% BGS Property TaxSum of 19% BGS Land Value Tax6Joan L.KrajewskiSum of 19% BGS Property TaxSum of 19% BGS Land Value Tax7Maria D.Quiñones..Sum of 19% BGS Property TaxSum of 19% BGS Land Value Tax8DonnaReed Mill..Sum of 19% BGS Property TaxSum of 19% BGS Land Value Tax9Marian B.TascoSum of 19% BGS Property TaxSum of 19% BGS Land Value Tax10Brian J.O'NeillSum of 19% BGS Property TaxSum of 19% BGS Land Value Tax
Grand Total
Sum of 19% BGS Property TaxSum of 19% BGS Land Value Tax$2,222,028$2,044,477$73,766,377$81,464,767$61,245,910$65,885,317$26,385,364$26,626,318$64,931,666$68,579,249$50,920,508$52,346,610$62,431,206$73,418,623$35,793,352$39,618,195$65,052,762$65,483,720$56,350,613$62,610,003$101,299,025$107,205,481
$600,398,810$645,282,759
19% BGS Residential Property Tax & Land Value Tax Revenues by Council District
Measure Names
Sum of 19% BGS Property TaxSum of 19% BGS Land Value TaxThis chart compares the Administration's property tax proposal to a land value tax designed to raise the same revenue on residential properties. The blue bars represent theproperty tax, and the orange bar represents the land value tax. Notice the reduction in burden for each district (except N/A) and the class overall.
2009 Land Value Tax Shift Proposal for the City of PhiladelphiaPage 3Henry George Foundation, www.ourcommonwealth.orgAdministration’s 19% Budget Gap Property Tax Scenario, Part 1Center for the Study of Economics, www.urbantools.org
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