Carbon-energy taxation : lessons from Europe /

When taxes are introduced on carbon and energy, and the revenue is used to reduce other taxes, will a positive effect be achieved both for the environment and for the economy? In 1990 Finland was the first country to introduce a tax on CO2. Later, Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands, Slovenia, Germany and...

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Other Authors: Andersen, Mikael Skou, Ekins, Paul
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Series:Oxford scholarship online.
Oxford scholarship online. Economics and Finance module.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:When taxes are introduced on carbon and energy, and the revenue is used to reduce other taxes, will a positive effect be achieved both for the environment and for the economy? In 1990 Finland was the first country to introduce a tax on CO2. Later, Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands, Slovenia, Germany and the UK followed suit with tax reforms that shifted taxation from labour to carbon and energy. Over the years, CO2 and energy taxes have gradually been raised, so that in Europe taxes ofmore than 25 billion Euros a year have been shifted. This book examines carbon-energy taxation in detail and looks.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxviii, 313 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191571428
0191571423
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9781282383135