The welfare effects and the distributive impact of carbon taxation on Italian households

Tiezzi, Silvia

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2004.01.016

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“…For the case of Italy, 42 it is found that taxation of transportation fuels could be progressive even without revenue recycling. However, for the case of Belgium, 43,44 evidence suggests that the taxation of transportation fuels can have regressive impacts dependent on the chosen revenue recycling scheme.…”

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Social Implications of Green Growth Policies from the Perspective of Energy Sector Reform and its Impact on Households

Heindl,

LLschel

2015

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Die Dis cus si on Pape rs die nen einer mög lichst schnel len Ver brei tung von neue ren For schungs arbei ten des ZEW. Die Bei trä ge lie gen in allei ni ger Ver ant wor tung der Auto ren und stel len nicht not wen di ger wei se die Mei nung des ZEW dar.Dis cus si on Papers are inten ded to make results of ZEW research prompt ly avai la ble to other eco no mists in order to encou ra ge dis cus si on and sug gesti ons for revi si ons. The aut hors are sole ly respon si ble for the con tents which do not neces sa ri ly repre sent the opi ni on of the ZEW. Social Implications of Green Growth Policies from the Perspective of Energy Sector Reform and its Impact on Households Andreas Löschel University of Münster February 2015 This paper is also available as: OECD Issue Note -Social Implications of Green Growth Policies from the Perspective of Energy Sector Reform and its Impact on Households-AbstractThis paper reviews the literature on distributional effects of energy and carbon taxation with focus on microsimulation models. Most studies find that direct energy and carbon taxation tends to be regressive. Regressive effects occur mostly with respect to taxation of electricity or space heating. Taxation of transportation fuels show less regressive, neutral, or even progressive effects. Adequate revenue recycling often allows for neutralisation or full elimination of regressive effects so that energy and carbon tax reforms can be progressive. Some studies find evidence for the existence of a double dividend. There seems to be an efficiency-equity trade-off in revenue recycling, i.e. whether to foster growth or to assist low-income households. While a large number of studies on advanced economies are available, there clearly is a gap with regard to evidence for developing countries. Another gap relates to the lack of documentation on the challenges of incorporating macroeconomic models and long-term modelling perspectives in microsimulation. Both aspects can be of great importance with respect to the design of green growth policies. Thoughtful incorporation of social considerations, including aspects of poverty in modelling approaches could enhance the existing instruments of exante policy assessments since poverty is a tangible concept which is well-known, understandable, and openly observable for citizens and policy makers.

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“…42 A key aspect is that the carbon tax predominantly aimed at transportation fuels which have turned out to be of less relevance with respect to distributional issues. A main reason for this finding is that poorer households are less likely to own a car and are therefore less likely to be negatively affected by the carbon tax.…”

Section: Developed Countriesmentioning

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Social Implications of Green Growth Policies from the Perspective of Energy Sector Reform and its Impact on Households

Heindl,

LLschel

2015

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“…Evidence from the evaluations suggests that carbon taxes may be mildly regressive (because lower income groups spend proportionately more of their income on energy-related expenditures), but this often depends on the modelling framework used (e.g. Tiezzi 2005). However, this regressive effect can be greatly reduced, or even reversed, where the tax is applied in a revenue-neutral context.…”

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Navigating the dilemmas of climate policy in Europe: evidence from policy evaluation studies

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Climate change is widely recognised as a 'wicked' policy problem. Agreeing and implementing governance responses is proving extremely difficult. Policy makers in many jurisdictions now emphasise their ambition to govern using the best available evidence. One obvious source of such evidence is the evaluations of the performance of existing policies. But to what extent do these evaluations provide insights into the difficult dilemmas that governors typically encounter? We address this question by reviewing the content of 262 evaluation studies of European climate policies in the light of six kinds of dilemma found in the governance literature. We are interested in what these studies say about the performance of European climate policies and in their capacity to inform evidence-based policy-making. We find that the evaluations do arrive at common findings: that climate change is framed as a problem of market and/or state failure; that voluntary measures tend to be ineffective; that market-based instruments tend to be regressive; that EUlevel policies have driven climate policies in the latecomer EU Member States; and that lack of monitoring and weak enforcement are major obstacles to effective policy implementation. However, we also conclude that the evidence base these studies represent is surprisingly weak for such a high profile area. There is too little systematic climate policy evaluation work in the EU to support systematic evidence- based policy making. This reduces the scope for sound policy making in the short run and is a constraint to policy learning in the longer term.

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“…Ni tan sols els impostos sobre la gasolina són tan regressius com se sol pensar (Poterba, 1991). Un estudi dels impostos europeus sobre els combustibles de transport va trobar poca evidència de regressivitat (Sterner, 2012) i un estudi italià no va trobar mostres de regressivitat (Tiezzi, 2005). Gran part depèn de la manera de mesurar la regressivitat, de diversos aspectes relacionats amb la implantació de l'impost, i de la destinació que es done a la recaptació.…”

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Green taxes, quotas and equality: Preserving social justice whilst averting climate change

Casal

2015

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Núm. 85 MÈTODE 65 IMPOSTOS VERDS, QUOTES I IGUALTAT COM MANTENIR LA JUSTÍCIA SOCIAL MENTRE EVITEM EL CANVI CLIMÀTIC PAULA CASALÉs urgent realitzar una reforma fi scal verda per afrontar el canvi climàtic. Però hi ha qui s'oposa a aquestes reformes, argumentant que representen una càrrega desproporcionada per a les persones amb rendes més baixes, les emissions de les quals són molt menors que les de persones més riques. Responent a les crítiques, aquest article sosté que la incidència en les rendes baixes no és una característica inevitable de la reforma fi scal verda. Hauríem d'adoptar una actitud més científi ca no sols respecte al canvi climàtic sinó també a les formes de combatre'l fi scalment i no dividir amb conjectures precipitades els votants responsables, tan preocupats per la igualtat com pel canvi climàtic.Paraules clau: canvi climàtic, quotes i impostos sobre el carboni, impostos regressius, desigualtat, reforma fi scal verda.MONOGRÀFIC MÈTODE Science Studies Journal (2015). Universitat de València. DOI: 10.7203/metode.85.4318 Article rebut: 12/11/2014, acceptat: 05/03/2015 ■ L'OBJECCIÓ DE LA DESIGUALTAT Evitar el canvi climàtic requereix prendre diverses mesures ràpidament, incloent-hi mesures fiscals. Aquestes últimes solen rebre crítiques pel possible impacte social que comporten. De fet, l'argument més freqüent en contra dels impostos ambientals és que són regressius i fan més dany als grups amb menors ingressos i que han contribuït menys al canvi climà-tic (Wier, Birr-Pedersen, Klinge Jacobsen i Klok, 2005). Fins i tot el president del Govern espanyol José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, per exemple, va respondre a una proposta de reforma fiscal verda del diputat Joan Herrera en 2009 de la manera següent:Hem d'abordar el tema dels impostos verds, però haurem d'evitar fer la vida més difícil a les persones amb menys recursos si incrementem encara més el preu dels béns de consum, i hem d'evitar seguir el camí de països de fora d'Europa que han implantat subsidis i regulacions dels preus que han demostrat ser mala idea. 1 Els impostos climàtics es consideren regressius perquè (i) les persones amb rendes més baixes tendeixen a consumir una proporció major dels seus ingressos 1 Debat de l'Estat de la Nació emès en TV2 el 12 de maig de 2009. que les persones més riques, que poden estalviar més; i (ii) tendeixen a gastar els seus ingressos en allò que estaria subjecte a impostos verds, com el menjar, les factures d'aigua i energia i el transport, en compte de gastar-se'ls, per exemple, en serveis, art i disseny. La majoria de la gent considera els impostos regressius injustos. A més, el risc d'augmentar la desigualtat fins a sobrepassar certs paràme-tres planteja més objec cions. Per exemple, hi ha evidència dels efectes nocius de la desigualtat en l'esperança de vida, la mortalitat infantil, els embarassos d'adolescents, els homicidis, el consum de drogues, la durada i la qualitat de les condemnes de presó, l'obesitat, la falta de confiança i de comunitat, la qualitat de l'educació o la salut física i ...

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The welfare effects and the distributive impact of carbon taxation on Italian households

Cited by 97 publications

References 18 publications

Social Implications of Green Growth Policies from the Perspective of Energy Sector Reform and its Impact on Households

Social Implications of Green Growth Policies from the Perspective of Energy Sector Reform and its Impact on Households

Navigating the dilemmas of climate policy in Europe: evidence from policy evaluation studies

Green taxes, quotas and equality: Preserving social justice whilst averting climate change

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