Keywords
carbon tax, greenhouse gas emissions, cge model
Start Date
1-7-2004 12:00 AM
Abstract
Although countries experiences on environmental taxation differ, discussions in New Zealandcoincide with the recent announcement by the government of a new carbon tax and a new energy tax tobe introduced before the first phase of the Kyoto protocol. This paper provides preliminary simulationresults that may help answer some policy-related questions including the relative micro- and macrolevelimpacts of energy taxes or carbon taxes and the likely impacts of the carbon taxes on thecompetitiveness of energy intensive industries.
Reducing Carbon Emissions? The Relative Effectiveness of Different Types of Environmental Tax: The Case of New Zealand
Although countries experiences on environmental taxation differ, discussions in New Zealandcoincide with the recent announcement by the government of a new carbon tax and a new energy tax tobe introduced before the first phase of the Kyoto protocol. This paper provides preliminary simulationresults that may help answer some policy-related questions including the relative micro- and macrolevelimpacts of energy taxes or carbon taxes and the likely impacts of the carbon taxes on thecompetitiveness of energy intensive industries.
