The financial crisis and fiscal consolidation in green budgets

This project adds insight into the potential contribution to fiscal consolidation from environmental tax and subsidy reforms, i.e. strengthening public budgets while at the same time improving economic efficiency and the environment. The report contributes with own calculations for potential revenue...

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Main Authors: Bruvoll, Annegrete, Már Baldursson, Friðrik, Kralik, Silja, Vennemo, Haakon
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Copenhagen : Nordic Council of Ministers 2013
Subjects:
Vihreä kasvu
kestävä kehitys
elinkeinoelämä
Talous
ympäristö
Grøn vækst
Bæredygtig udvikling
Erhvervsliv
Økonomi
Miljø
Grænn hagvöxtur
Sjálfbær þróun
Atvinnulíf
Fjárframlög
Umhverfi
Grønn vekst
Bærekraftig utvikling
Næringsliv
Norway
Iceland
Reykjavik University
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:norden:org:diva-689
https://doi.org/10.6027/TN2013-511
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Summary:This project adds insight into the potential contribution to fiscal consolidation from environmental tax and subsidy reforms, i.e. strengthening public budgets while at the same time improving economic efficiency and the environment. The report contributes with own calculations for potential revenues from environmental taxes and discusses the financial crisis and environmental tax policy responses in Iceland, Estonia and Ireland as case studies.The analysis has been carried out during the period July 2012 – December 2012 by Vista Analysis AS, Norway, Reykjavik University, Iceland and PRAXIS Center for Policy Studies, Estonia. The project was commissioned by the Nordic Council of Ministers.

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