Differential Tax on Cars with Catalytic Converters - Brief Summary (Greece)

Differential Tax on Cars with Catalytic Converters, Greece

Performance
New car sales increased from 167,000 to 200,000 between 1991 and 1992, and 332,000 old cars were scrapped.
During this period levels of carbon monoxide in the city centre of Athens declined (Nicholas et al 1996, cited in Convery and Rooney 1998, pp66)

Related Instruments
Part of a programme to reduce vehicle emissions which included ‘the replacement of the total public transport fleet...renewal of the taxi fleet...and a scrapping refund was offered on old cars which were replaced with a new car fitted with a catalytic converter,' (Nicholas et al 1996, cited in Convery and Rooney 1998, pp66)

References
Nicholas et al 1996 cited in Making Markets Work for the Environment, edited by F Convery and S Rooney, 1998, pp66

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Differential Tax on Cars with Catalytic Converters, Greece

Performance

New car sales increased from 167,000 to 200,000 between 1991 and 1992, and 332,000 old cars were scrapped.

During this period levels of carbon monoxide in the city centre of Athens declined (Nicholas et al 1996, cited in Convery and Rooney 1998, pp66)

Related Instruments

Part of a programme to reduce vehicle emissions which included ‘the replacement of the total public transport fleet...renewal of the taxi fleet...and a scrapping refund was offered on old cars which were replaced with a new car fitted with a catalytic converter,' (Nicholas et al 1996, cited in Convery and Rooney 1998, pp66)

References

Nicholas et al 1996 cited in Making Markets Work for the Environment, edited by F Convery and S Rooney, 1998, pp66

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