Encouraging Environmentally Friendlier Cars via Fiscal Measures: General Methodology and Application to Belgium

In this paper, a Belgian tax reform plan is elaborated to respond to the EU proposal that requires member states to restructure passenger car taxation systems, preferentially based on the CO2 emissions of the car. A tax orientation on CO2 emissions alone might however favour diesel vehicles, charact...

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Main Authors: Joeri Van Mierlo, Cathy Macharis, Laurence Turcksin, Olivier Mairesse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-01-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/6/1/471