environmental taxes (Q721)
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Environmental taxes are defined as any compulsory, unrequited payment to the government levied on tax bases deemed to be of environmental relevance.
- environmental tax
- environmentally related taxes
- environmentally related tax
- ecological tax
- ecological taxes
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | environmental taxes |
Environmental taxes are defined as any compulsory, unrequited payment to the government levied on tax bases deemed to be of environmental relevance. |
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Environmental taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments to the government, levied on tax bases with environmental relevance. As a policy instrument, they increase the costs of a polluting product or activity, encouraging environmental protection by addressing negative impacts or externalities.