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A1ex1987

Environment Tax

Posted on 18 Jan 2010 15:26

I think the government should consider creating a subsection of normal tax paid that is dedicated to helping national and international conervation efforts, the same way that normal tax is channelled to areas that need it, for example construction and roadworks. It should work in the same way as usual tax, so the higher income pays a higher e...

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radiance

yeah thats actually a very nice ...

Posted on 19 Jan 2010 09:35

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yeah! thats actually a very nice idea, in that way, people would think twice before they splash big bucks on luxury cars and things like that which contribute to climate change and other aspects..

Maggie.wink

environment tax plus a subsidy?

Posted on 19 Jan 2010 11:20

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that's a good idea. but instead of just lowering the tax on people who're buying hybrid/electric vehicles- they could be given a subsidy instead right? like i once heard, i'm not sure though, that in the state of california, USA, electric vehicles were tax-free and they could charge them through public electricity portals without having to pa...

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Posted on 30 Jan 2010 20:30

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A great idea Alex, and one that I’ve also thought much about in the past – something like a national environmental levy that everyone pays to cover the costs of protecting, managing and restoring the environment. Of course it can be argued that taxpayers like us already pay an environmental tax, as a certain proportion of our taxes will go th...

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