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Environmental Taxation and Development

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This paper reviews the potential of environmental taxation to address dual objectives of tackling a range of environmental pressures in developing countries, while at the same time increasing tax revenue. Other objectives including poverty reduction and economic growth are also considered.

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Date

13 September 2015

Publisher

ICTD

Keywords

development environmental fiscal reform (EFR)Environmental tax externalities Pigou poverty public goods resource mobilisation

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Authors

Stephen Spratt

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