Economic Instruments - Charges and taxes
Emissions Charge - Brief Summary (France)
Emissions Charge, France Achievements - In 1994 FF 169 million (ECU 25.8 million) was raised, in 1996 this rose to FF 220 million (ECU 33.5 million) (Ekins 1999, pp48)
Aims
- Revenue to finance ‘atmospheric pollution prevention, reduction, monitoring and control,' (Ekins 1999, pp48)
Design
In 1985, the French government started to apply the polluter pays principle to tax SO2 emissions. This law was renewed and expanded several times to include other pollutants including NOx (see French NOx tax entry in this database), VOCs and HCl. In 1998, the rates were the equivalent of US$40/ton of NOx or VOCs and US$25/ton of SOx of HCll (Sterner, 2003).
References
- Database of Environmental Taxes and Charges, Keele University, Speck
- Environmental Taxes, EEA Draft Report, 2000, pp41-2
- Green Tax Reform, Pollution Payments and Labour Tax Cuts, S Tindale and G Holtham, Institute For Public Policy Research, London,1996, pp26
- Sterner, T., 2003. Policy Instruments for Environmental and Natural Resource Management. RFF, Washington
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Emissions Charge, France Achievements - In 1994 FF 169 million (ECU 25.8 million) was raised, in 1996 this rose to FF 220 million (ECU 33.5 million) (Ekins 1999, pp48)
Aims
- Revenue to finance ‘atmospheric pollution prevention, reduction, monitoring and control,' (Ekins 1999, pp48)
Design
In 1985, the French government started to apply the polluter pays principle to tax SO2 emissions. This law was renewed and expanded several times to include other pollutants including NOx (see French NOx tax entry in this database), VOCs and HCl. In 1998, the rates were the equivalent of US$40/ton of NOx or VOCs and US$25/ton of SOx of HCll (Sterner, 2003).
References
- Database of Environmental Taxes and Charges, Keele University, Speck
- Environmental Taxes, EEA Draft Report, 2000, pp41-2
- Green Tax Reform, Pollution Payments and Labour Tax Cuts, S Tindale and G Holtham, Institute For Public Policy Research, London,1996, pp26
- Sterner, T., 2003. Policy Instruments for Environmental and Natural Resource Management. RFF, Washington
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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