The effectiveness of a water resource tax policy in improving water-use efficiency: a quasi-natural experiment-based approach

Mu, Lan; Zhang, Xiaoyan; Sen, Cheng; Song, Peisong

doi:10.2166/wp.2022.252

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“…Computable general equilibrium model [ 8 ], (progressive) double difference method [ 10 ], general equilibrium model [ 11 ], synthetic control method [ 9 ], multiple regression model [ 10 , 12 , 13 ], and other research methods have been applied to quantitatively portray the implementation effect of water tax policy and its influencing factors. Specifically, the effectiveness of water resource tax reform was evaluated in terms of water use efficiency [ 10 ], reduction of negative resource externalities [ 9 ], amount of profits and taxes [ 8 , 13 ]. In addition, the direct and indirect impacts of policy changes on all aspects of society are explored from the impact of water resources tax on water use, production and trade patterns, and the scale of welfare losses [ 11 ].…”

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“…Existing studies have shown that the implementation effect of water resources tax is significantly affected by various factors, and there is spatial heterogeneity [ 10 ]. Technological progress [ 14 ], water resource endowment [ 15 ], regional economic development level [ 14 ], acreage and fertilizer use [ 16 ] all had a significant impact on the implementation effect of water resources tax.…”

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Effectiveness evaluation of China’s water resource tax reform pilot and path optimization from the perspective of policy field

Yang,

Zhou,

Zhang

2024

PLoS ONE

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The water resource tax reform played an important role in promoting sustainable development in China. Subsequent to the seven-year reform, the effectiveness evaluation of the policy in each pilot area and the exploration of the optimization path directly affected the promotion of water resource tax policy and the improvement of water use efficiency. Therefore, the theoretical framework of the water resource tax policy field was constructed to examine the mechanism of the three subsystems of policy scenario, policy orientation, and policy effect; fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) was then used to evaluate and quantitatively compare the policy implementation effect and policy path in each pilot area, with emphasis put on three policy orientations, i.e., the decision and decomposition effect of policy goals, the selection and im plementation effect of policy tools, and the policy supervision and security effect. As shown by the research results: ① the water resource tax reform had effectively improved the efficiency of water resource utilization in the pilot areas; ② three pilot models of water resource tax policy had been extracted, namely the policy goal and tool-driven model centering on a single dimension of the policy field, the implementation-supervision dual drive model emphasizing the supervision and security effect of the policy, and the three-dimensional policy orientation linkage model that focused on the synergistic effect of the policy field; ③ strong heterogeneity existed in water resource tax policy implementation paths and effects in each pilot area. Accordingly, regional heterogeneity could be considered in the process of reform to construct institutionalized, precise, and differentiated reform implementation methods from the perspective of the policy field.

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Effectiveness evaluation of China’s water resource tax reform pilot and path optimization from the perspective of policy field

Yang,

Zhou,

Zhang

2024

PLoS ONE

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“…It can be innovative development, accelerate the process of enterprises to complete the introduction of water-saving technology facilities, promote the optimization and upgrading of industrial structure, and improve the utilization efficiency and use-value of water resources. The water resources tax absorbs the profits of enterprises and supplements the ecological environment, which ensures the recovery of water resources recycling capacity and the improvement of water supply capacity under the condition of increasing water demand and realizes the dual goals of sustainable economic development and sustainable use of water resources [67]. The internal relationship of water resources tax policy effect is shown in Fig 7.…”

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Can the water resources tax policy effectively stimulate the water saving behavior of social water users? A DSGE model embedded in water resources tax

Tian

Han

et al. 2023

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Whether the implementation of the water resources tax policy can stimulate the water-saving behavior of social water users is one of the important criteria for evaluating the implementation effect of the tax reform policy. Taking Hebei Province, the first tax reform pilot in China, as an example. A dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model (DSGE) with embedded water resources tax is constructed to simulate the persistent impact of water resources tax on water-saving objectives. The research shows that: (1) Water resources tax can effectively achieve the goal of water-saving and improve the utilization efficiency of water resources. (2) Levying water resources tax helps to improve the water-saving awareness of enterprises and residents. It can also encourage enterprises to optimize production structures. (3) Rational and efficient use of special water resources protection funds is the basis for ensuring the effective implementation of water resources tax. It can also improve the recycling capacity of water resources. The results show that the government should speed up formulating a reasonable water resources tax rate and accelerate the construction of water resources tax protection measures. To ensure the relatively steady state of water resources utilization and protection, and achieve the dual goals of sustainable economic development and sustainable use of water resources. The research results of this paper reveal the internal logic of the comprehensive impact of water resources tax on the economy and society and provide an important basis for the national promotion of tax reform policy.

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“…Ref. [18] point out that the water resources tax has increased the tax burden of urban water supply enterprises. Ref.…”

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The Impact of Water Resources Tax Policy on Water Saving Behavior

Wang¹,

Muniba

Lakner

et al. 2023

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The Chinese water administration department has continuously explored and formulated regulatory and market-oriented water control policies to alleviate the contradiction between water shortage and economic and social development and promote the new idea of ‘water-saving first’ water control. Among them, implementing a water resources tax policy as a price means has achieved initial success. The water-saving effect of water resources tax collection is one of the important bases for determining whether the tax reform will be promoted nationwide in the next stage. Based on this, taking Hubei Province, the first tax reform pilot in China, as an example, water resource elements are integrated into the economic system and a dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model (DSGE) is constructed, embedded in water resources tax to simulate the persistent impact of such a tax on water saving objectives. The research shows that: (1) A water resources tax can effectively achieve the goal of water-saving and improve the utilization efficiency of water resources. (2) Levying a water resources tax helps to improve the water-saving awareness of enterprises and residents and promotes enterprises to optimize their production structure. (3) Rational and efficient use of special water resources protection funds is the basis for ensuring the effective implementation of a water resources tax. It can also improve the recycling capacity of water resources. This means that the government should speed up the exploration of the relationship between supply and demand for comprehensive water resources, to establish a reasonable range of water resources tax rates to guarantee people’s livelihoods, and to accelerate the construction of water resources tax guarantee measures, in order to achieve a relatively steady-state of water resources utilization and protection, realizing the dual goal of sustainable economic development and sustainable use of water resources.

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The effectiveness of a water resource tax policy in improving water-use efficiency: a quasi-natural experiment-based approach

Cited by 10 publications

References 41 publications

Effectiveness evaluation of China’s water resource tax reform pilot and path optimization from the perspective of policy field

Effectiveness evaluation of China’s water resource tax reform pilot and path optimization from the perspective of policy field

Can the water resources tax policy effectively stimulate the water saving behavior of social water users? A DSGE model embedded in water resources tax

The Impact of Water Resources Tax Policy on Water Saving Behavior

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