Economic Instruments - Charges and taxes

Pesticide Tax (Sweden)

Achievements
  • 'The national target set by the Swedish Parliament of halving the use of pesticides over the five-year period 1996 [sic - 1986]-1990 had been met. By 1993 pesticides sales had fallen to 35 per cent of the average sales between 1981-1985. Almost all reductions were attributed to a decreased use of weedkillers which represent 75 per cent of pesticides used in agriculture and market gardening in 1994. The use of fungicides and insecticides remained fairly constant during the 1980s but have recently started to drop,' (EEA 1999, pp71)
  • A study by the National Board of Agriculture and National Chemicals Office in 1996 found ‘the main effects by the charge were attributed to the amplification of the ‘soft' effects of the charge by financing research and training on best practice (Swedish Environmental Protection Agency)' (EEA 1999, pp71)


Aims

  • ‘To reduce pesticide use' (EEA Draft Report 2000, pp89)


Design

Tax Rates

The charge increased from SEK 4 per kg active substance to SEK 8 in 1988, to SEK 20 in 1994, and in 1995 was converted to a tax which currently ‘contributes about 8 per cent of the product price,' (EEA 1999, pp71)

Price Regulation Levy (1986-1992):

  • 1991: SEK 46/ha dosage or 20% of the price of the pesticides
  • 1993: converted into a tax
  • 1995: abolished

Pesticide Tax:

  • 1984: SEK 4/kg active substance
  • 1988: SEK SEK 8/kg active substance
  • 1994: SEK 20/kg active substance
  • 1996: tax share is 8% of product price
  • 1999: tax share is 5% of product price

(EEA Draft Report 2000, pp89)

2003: 20 SEK (2.27 euro) per whole kg active constituent (OECD database).


Related Instruments

See Fertiliser tax


References

  • Environmental Taxes, EEA Draft Report, 2000, pp89
  • Review Meeting First Draft Update Taxes Report: Agenda Updated EEA Report on Environmental Taxes (Draft 16th June 1999), Schepelmann, Schegelmich & Luhmann, EEA 18.06.1999, pp71


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Achievements
  • 'The national target set by the Swedish Parliament of halving the use of pesticides over the five-year period 1996 [sic - 1986]-1990 had been met. By 1993 pesticides sales had fallen to 35 per cent of the average sales between 1981-1985. Almost all reductions were attributed to a decreased use of weedkillers which represent 75 per cent of pesticides used in agriculture and market gardening in 1994. The use of fungicides and insecticides remained fairly constant during the 1980s but have recently started to drop,' (EEA 1999, pp71)
  • A study by the National Board of Agriculture and National Chemicals Office in 1996 found ‘the main effects by the charge were attributed to the amplification of the ‘soft' effects of the charge by financing research and training on best practice (Swedish Environmental Protection Agency)' (EEA 1999, pp71)


Aims

  • ‘To reduce pesticide use' (EEA Draft Report 2000, pp89)


Design

Tax Rates

The charge increased from SEK 4 per kg active substance to SEK 8 in 1988, to SEK 20 in 1994, and in 1995 was converted to a tax which currently ‘contributes about 8 per cent of the product price,' (EEA 1999, pp71)

Price Regulation Levy (1986-1992):

  • 1991: SEK 46/ha dosage or 20% of the price of the pesticides
  • 1993: converted into a tax
  • 1995: abolished

Pesticide Tax:

  • 1984: SEK 4/kg active substance
  • 1988: SEK SEK 8/kg active substance
  • 1994: SEK 20/kg active substance
  • 1996: tax share is 8% of product price
  • 1999: tax share is 5% of product price

(EEA Draft Report 2000, pp89)

2003: 20 SEK (2.27 euro) per whole kg active constituent (OECD database).


Related Instruments

See Fertiliser tax


References

  • Environmental Taxes, EEA Draft Report, 2000, pp89
  • Review Meeting First Draft Update Taxes Report: Agenda Updated EEA Report on Environmental Taxes (Draft 16th June 1999), Schepelmann, Schegelmich & Luhmann, EEA 18.06.1999, pp71


Information Request

As it is the aim of this website to provide information which is as accurate, comprehensive and up-to-date as possible, please contact us with any aditional information or studies on this topic and we will add it to the website.

Email contact: louise.dunne@ucd.ie


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