2020 District of Columbia Code
Title 47 - Taxation, Licensing, Permits, Assessments, and Fees. [Enacted title]
Chapter 4 - Collection and Disbursement of Taxes
Subchapter VI - Tax Revision Commission
§ 47–461. Council findings
The Council of the District of Columbia finds that:
(1) Many District residents and businesses are already overburdened by current taxation levels.
(2) The health of the District’s tax base and its potential for economic growth require the maintenance of a competitive tax burden between the District and neighboring jurisdictions.
(3) Present tax policies and laws are in need of evaluation with respect to their equitability, productivity, efficiency, and effect on economic growth;
(4) New or broadened revenue sources must be explored as possible substitutes for current uncompetitive rates to meet the District’s revenue needs, but they must be evaluated carefully in terms of their equity and their effect on economic growth.
(5) The last comprehensive study of District taxes occurred in 2014, and more recent tax changes have been somewhat piecemeal and sometimes made without regard to the system as a whole or knowledge of long-term effects.
(June 13, 1996, D.C. Law 11-143, § 2, 43 DCR 2170; enacted, Apr. 9, 1997, D.C. Law 11-254, § 2, 44 DCR 1575; Sept. 14, 2011, D.C. Law 19-21, § 7062(a), 58 DCR 6226; Mar. 16, 2021, D.C. Law 23-200, § 2(a), 68 DCR 00120.)
Prior Codifications1981 Ed., § 47-461.
Effect of AmendmentsD.C. Law 19-21, in par. (5), substituted “in 1998” for “in 1977”.
Short TitleShort title: Section 7061 of D.C. Law 19-21 provided that subtitle G of title VII of the act may be cited as “Tax Revision Commission Reestablishment Act of 2011”.
