Press release 44/2021 from 28.10.2021 | Last changed: 06.12.2021
Environmentally Harmful Subsidies: nearly half granted for road traffic and aviation
… - sometimes for, sometimes against environmental and climate protection. An example of this is the pointless parallel existence of diesel privileges for … lead to environmentally desirable adjustment reactions that reduce tax revenue. For example, an increase in the energy tax rate on diesel increases the incentive to … harmful subsidies can only be partially dismantled at the national level. One example is the jet fuel tax exemption on domestic and non-European flights. The EU …