Los mercados del suelo urbano y captación de plusvalías en la ciudad de Loja

Abstract

Abstract:The private appropriation of capital gains is recurrently mentioned as the central issue that causes problems in the urbanization process not only in Ecuador, but in general in all the countries of Latin America. Some studies converge on the necessity for the integration of tools for recovery, by the public sector, of capital gains on their own performance in urban space. This, however, has not been complemented by an application or improvement of such instruments. Today, in Loja city, taxation charges are mainly: fees, contributions for improvements and taxes, the first two relate to the provision of public works and finance respectively, while in taxes, highlights the property tax that has a low rate and the tax base consists of the assessed valuations that are below market value. With this perspective, there is the need to implement new tools to regularize capture gains in Loja city, and thereby consolidate the urban land market.