The political economy of green taxes: The Belgian experience

M. Clercq

Environmental & Resource Economics, 1996, vol. 8, issue 3, 273-291

Abstract: This article deals with the main problems encountered with the implementation of the ecotax law in Belgium. Ecotaxes are product taxes on drink containers, throw-away products, packaging of certain industrial goods, pesticides and fytopharmaceutical products, paper and batteries. The implementation of these taxes is supervised by a special commission of experts. It proves to be a complex tax, where fiscal, political and institutional problems are serious barriers that have to be overcome. Copyright Kluwer Academic Publishers 1996

Keywords: fiscality; public choice; economic instruments (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1996
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DOI: 10.1007/BF00339078

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