Economic Instruments - Charges and taxes

Fertiliser Tax - Brief Summary (Denmark)

Aims

To reduce levels of over-fertilisation.


Design

Coverage

Commercial fertilisers and liquid manures

Tax Rates

1.3 euro/kgN (2.6 euro/kgN if over 30kg/ha)(Romani, 2004)

Allocation of Revenues

General Budget

To subsidise organic conversion, there is also compensation for 5 to 8 years provided no use of artificial fertilisers and 75% of manure comes from organic farms.


Performance

Income

3.3M Euro/year (Romani, 2004).


References

Romani,M. 2004. INSTRUMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF DIFFUSE POLLUTION BY NITRATES FROM AGRICULTURE WITHIN THE EUROPEAN UNION West and North European countries. ENGREF Centre de Montpellier


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Aims

To reduce levels of over-fertilisation.


Design

Coverage

Commercial fertilisers and liquid manures

Tax Rates

1.3 euro/kgN (2.6 euro/kgN if over 30kg/ha)(Romani, 2004)

Allocation of Revenues

General Budget

To subsidise organic conversion, there is also compensation for 5 to 8 years provided no use of artificial fertilisers and 75% of manure comes from organic farms.


Performance

Income

3.3M Euro/year (Romani, 2004).


References

Romani,M. 2004. INSTRUMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF DIFFUSE POLLUTION BY NITRATES FROM AGRICULTURE WITHIN THE EUROPEAN UNION West and North European countries. ENGREF Centre de Montpellier



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