The Impact of Proposition 2-½ Overrides: Does a Town’s Approval or Rejection Impact Property Values?
Date
5-8-2018
Document Type
Thesis
Abstract
The purpose of Proposition 2-½, a property tax measure enacted in 1980, was to reduce government spending and increase efficiency through local tax restrictions in Massachusetts. It imposes a limit on the total amount of property taxes a certain town can raise every year. Towns are allowed to override their levy limit in order to collect more taxes for new constructions or the renovation of public properties such as schools. The main focus of this paper is to study the impact that overrides have on property values and whether bond issuance would be a better alternative, given the tradeoff between them as they have certain similarities.
Department
Accounting and Finance
Thesis Comittee
Caitlin Finning-Golden (Thesis Director)
Yihong Xiao
Joseph Rizzo,
Copyright and Permissions
Original document was submitted as an Honors Program requirement. Copyright is held by the author.
Recommended Citation
Guerrier, Rebecca. (2018). The Impact of Proposition 2-½ Overrides: Does a Town’s Approval or Rejection Impact Property Values?. In BSU Honors Program Theses and Projects. Item 284. Available at: https://vc.bridgew.edu/honors_proj/284
Copyright © 2018 Rebecca Guerrier