Economic Opportunity Zones
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Tax-exempt zones - Roubaix, France
22 Mar 2006In Roubaix the local authorities try to increase the economic attraction of their old industrial town by applying tax exemptions to certain economic activities.
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Tax Relief in Deprived Area - Dublin, Ireland
20 Mar 2006The Irish government decided in the Urban Renewal Act of 1998 to designate specific deprived areas in cities that can profit from tax relief. Businesses and individuals can receive tax relief for reconstructing commercial buildings or residential property in the North East Inner City Integrated Area of Dublin.
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Support for investment districts - Enschede, the Netherlands
31 Dec 2005New entrepreneurs make an important contribution to the dynamics and growth of the local economy. This project is aimed at new entrepreneurship that will contribute to variety and regeneration in the business sector.
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Economic Opportunity Zones – Rotterdam, The Netherlands
31 Dec 2008Opportunity zones are areas that the City of Rotterdam has indicated as needing a more intensive approach. The objectives of the Economic Opportunity Zones Project are to make these areas more attractive for businesses and to encourage the investments of businesses and property owners.
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Enterprise Zones
01 Jan 2004Enterprise Zones were introduced in 1980 to test a new approach to industrial and commercial renewal in areas of urban dereliction -the experiment was based initially on the establishment for ten years of about half-a-dozen Enterprise Zones where firms would benefit from such incentives as tax concessions, exemption from rates and relaxation of controls.
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Transferable lessons from Enterprise Zones
01 Jan 2004Enterprise Zones were introduced in 1980 to test a new approach to industrial and commercial renewal in areas of urban dereliction. The experiment was based initially on the establishment for ten years of about half-a-dozen Enterprise Zones where firms would benefit from such incentives as tax concessions, exemption from rates and relaxation of controls.