Impact of Environmental Tax Collection on CO2 Emission in Vietnam

Hoa Dinh Thi, Kim Anh Vu Thi, Duyen Ly Phuong, Thu Van Pham and Chau Hoang Thi Minh
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Hoa Dinh Thi: Trade Union University, Vietnam.
Kim Anh Vu Thi: Trade Union University, Vietnam.
Duyen Ly Phuong: Trade Union University, Vietnam.
Thu Van Pham: Trade Union University, Vietnam.
Chau Hoang Thi Minh: Trade Union University, Vietnam.

International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 2020, vol. 10, issue 6, 299-304

Abstract: Studying the impact of environmental tax collection on the amount of CO2 emissions in Vietnam; then, assessing the impact of environmental tax collection on envirommental protection, CO2 emission reduction facing to the climate change in Vietnam. In this paper, the data are collected from 2001 to 2018 at General Statistics Office, General Department of Taxation of Vietnam, World Bank, and related researches of scholars. The data collected include: the amount of CO2 emissions of Vietnam, the environmental tax collection, the amount of natural resource consumption tax collection, the amount of excise tax and total population of Vietnam. The research used multivariate regression analysis to assess the impacts of each independent variable on the amount of CO2 emissions in the period 2001-2018. The results showed that the amount of environmental tax collection has strong and negative impact on the amount of CO2 emissions. The findings provide the significant perspectives of adjusting the environmental tax policy towards increasing collection amounts, CO2 emissions of Vietnam tend to decrease.

Keywords: CO2; Emission; Environmental Tax; Excise Tax; Population; Vietnam (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E62 Q32 Q43 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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