Economic Instruments - Charges and taxes
Load-Based Licensing System - Brief Summary (Australia)
Achievements
- Number of licenses has fallen from over 6000 (late 1970's) to 1200 (1997) (Wall et al, pp27)
- The drop in license numbers therefore represents an improvement in the environmental performance of a number of firms,' (Wall et al, pp27)
Background
- Prior to 1991 fees acted as a revenue-raising tool to cover administration costs
Design
- Fees for licences based on volume and nature of emissions
- Mainly associated with industry, landfill and waste treatment
References
Role of Economic Instruments in Managing the Environment,' Staff Research Paper (Wall, L, Cornwell, A, Bland, S, & Brooks, C), Industry Commission, Melbourne, July 1997, pp27 http://www.indcom.gov.au/research/other/ecoinstr/index.html
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Achievements
- Number of licenses has fallen from over 6000 (late 1970's) to 1200 (1997) (Wall et al, pp27)
- The drop in license numbers therefore represents an improvement in the environmental performance of a number of firms,' (Wall et al, pp27)
Background
- Prior to 1991 fees acted as a revenue-raising tool to cover administration costs
Design
- Fees for licences based on volume and nature of emissions
- Mainly associated with industry, landfill and waste treatment
References
Role of Economic Instruments in Managing the Environment,' Staff Research Paper (Wall, L, Cornwell, A, Bland, S, & Brooks, C), Industry Commission, Melbourne, July 1997, pp27 http://www.indcom.gov.au/research/other/ecoinstr/index.html
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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