The role of fiscal instruments in environmental policy

Katri Kosonen and Gaëtan Nicodème ()

No 09-026.RS, Working Papers CEB from Université Libre de Bruxelles, Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, Centre Emile Bernheim (CEB)

Abstract: Environmental protection is one of Europe's key values. The EU has set clear policy objectives to achieve its environmental goals. The EU has favoured market-based instruments, among which fiscal instruments to tackle the climate change problem. This paper takes a policy-making perspective and provides an overview of key issues on the role of fiscal instruments in energy and environmental policies. It describes fiscal instruments as cost-effective means to promote environmental goals and highlights in which cases taxes and other types of fiscal instruments can usefully complement each other to achieve environmental target.

Keywords: taxation; environmental policy; VAT; fiscal incentives (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H23 Q38 Q48 Q58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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Date: 2009-06
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Working Paper: The Role of Fiscal Instruments in Environmental Policy (2009)
Working Paper: The role of fiscal instruments in environmental policy (2009)
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