Green Tax

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Green Tax

A tax levied on actions that are deemed to be detrimental to the environment. For example, a government may put a green tax on non-recyclable plastic grocery bags. The idea behind a green tax is to reduce the incentive to harm the environment by using other, less expensive products. It is a type of Pigouvian tax.

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To further expand the efforts of the government to raise revenues to finance its environmental projects and efforts, it's about time that a Green Tax be introduced in the Philippine taxation system.

A greener Philippines with Green Tax

SDPI Joint Executive Director Dr Vaqar Ahmed said that green taxes have the potential to resolve dirty fuel, natural resources and water use.

Green taxes to help achieve inclusive growth, SDGs

He said the parliament, federal and provincial tax authorities and private sector will have to collectively decide whether green taxes should be levied at the federal, provincial or local level.

Experts call for 'green taxation' to achieve inclusive growth, SDGs

The RES fund, funded by a green tax of 0.5 cents per kilowatt hour on every electricity bill in Cyprus, is used to compensate investors in energy-production from wind, solar and biomass, per the terms of contracts signed with the government, and has shown substantial deficits in recent years due to stifled electricity consumption and the dramatic fall in oil prices.

Green tax increase will see electricity bills go up

This green tax is to be handed over to the National Green Tribunal that is responsible for finding ways of reducing the pollution in Delhi.

Op green tax: SC order up in smoke

However, there is ample room to apply more green taxes and reduce charges on labour as a way to spur economic growth, according to the Review.

United States : Spain needs to further factor the environment into its recovery agenda, says OECD

--Being positive of GDP coefficient in the models results such as the effect of green tax on the reduction of air pollutants, S[O.sub.2], N[O.sub.2], C[O.sub.2] is indicate the increasing of the released pollution level for increasing of each unit in GDP per capita in the OECD countries.

Environmental performance and green tax: evidence from OECD countries

Capital Review Group is a leader in providing up-to-date, specialized services related to green tax incentives, energy tax deductions, sustainability, utility and GHG consulting as well as energy strategies including renewables.

Capital Review Group Announces Membership in National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA)

"As per the decision of the house and as per notification by the government, we would be charging this green tax very soon, I suppose by first week of March, provided we have infrastructure ready by then and we would like to see that how we are going to work.

Now, Shimla civic authorities impose green tax on non-Himachal Pradesh vehicles

The attainment of a double dividend--the term traces back to David Pearce (1991)--was explicitly pronounced as part of the German green tax reform in 1999.

Climate policy: reaping an additional employment dividend

Developers, who destroy marine life and the environment through reclamation, will have to pay a 'green tax'.

Bahrain mulls 'green tax'

MANAMA: Developers, who destroy marine life and the environment through reclamation, will have to pay a "green tax".