Economic Instruments - Charges and taxes
Environmentally Related Taxes and Charges - Brief Summary (Hungary)
Background Below are a series of tables that give a brief overview of environmentally related taxes and charges in Hungary in 2004. Hungary Environmentally Related Taxes and Charges - Revenues in 2004 (EUR0S millions) | Euros millions | % of Total Environmental Revenue Received | Environmental Product Charges | 80 | 2.2% | Environmental Load Fees (air: 9; water: 17; soil 0.1) | 26 | 0.7% | Energy Tax | 44 | 1.2% | Excise Duty | 2701 | 73.6% | Annual Car Tax | 136 | 3.7% | Car Registration Tax | 250 | 6.8% | Company Car Tax | 100 | 2.7% | HGV Tax | 10 | 0.3% | Motorway Tolls | 76 | 2.1% | Land Protection Fee* | 13 | 0.4% | Forest Maintenance Fee | 16 | 0.4% |
Mining Royalties | 76 | 2.1% | Water Resource Charges | 44 | 1.2% | Fee on Nuclear Energy | 96 | 2.6% | Total Revenue | 3668 | 100% | Percentage of Total Tax Revenue | 12% | | Total Tax revenue in Hungary 2004 | 30200 | |
Notes: Fee paid when an agricultural or other green area zone to a zone for construction (many exemptions exist). Source: Andras Lukacs, 2005, Clean Air Action Group, Hungary. Presentation at the Green Budget Germany Conference - Ecotaxes in the New Member States, Berlin, Oct 12th 2005. Environmental Product Charges in Hungary, 2004, millions euros. Vehicle Tyres | 6.4 | Packaging Materials | 22.7 | Refrigerators and Refrigerants | 15.1 | Motor Vehicle Batteries | 1.4 | Lubricating Oils | 22.8 | ‘Junk Mail' (leaflets with advertisements etc) | 3.2 | Diluents and Solvents (abolished in 2005) | 8.5 | Electric and Electronic products (intro in 2005) | (24.0?) | Total | 80.1 | Percentage of all taxes | 0.26% | | |
Source: Andras Lukacs, 2005, Clean Air Action Group, Hungary. Presentation at the Green Budget Germany Conference - Ecotaxes in the New Member States, Berlin, Oct 12th 2005. Environmental Excise Duties 2004 | Euros millions | Petrol | 854 | Diesel oil | 736 | Other fuel | 9 | Other oil products | 3 | Total: oil products | 1602 | Percentage of all taxes | 5.3% | Tobacco | 812 | Alcohol | 287 | Total Tobacco and Alcohol | 1099 | Percentage of all taxes | 3.6% | | | Total Excise Duties | 2701 | Percentage of all taxes | 8.9% | | | All Tax Revenues in Hungary | 30200 |
Source: Andras Lukacs, 2005, Clean Air Action Group, Hungary. Presentation at the Green Budget Germany Conference - Ecotaxes in the New Member States, Berlin, Oct 12th 2005.
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