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28 September 2018, Madrid, Spain – Experts from international organisations, national governments, academia and civil society, gathered at a side-event organised by the Green Fiscal Policy Network during the 19th Global
27 September 2018 – In Vietnam, non-biodegradable plastic bags are subject to an environmental tax for each kilogram. The tax is set to increase in 2019. However, legal loopholes have enabled
27 September 2018 – According to a survey by the University of Sydney Business School, a majority of Australians support replacing existing road usage charges with a system more directly linked
27 September 2018 – The WTO’s agriculture negotiations have resumed after the organization’s annual August hiatus. While the discussions were mainly limited to reviewing negotiating submissions, analysis, and data, some sources
27 September 2018 – Prof. Trajtenberg, a former economic adviser to the Israeli prime minister, proposes to replace all vehicle taxes in Israel with a single levy which would vary by
26 September 2018 – A recent study by the Canadian EcoFiscal Commission, found that implementing a carbon price and issuing ‘carbon dividends’ could make a majority of Canadian households better off,
26 September 2018 – The Transport Committee of the European Parliament supports the removal of tax barriers for the uptake of shore-side electricity under the Energy Taxation Directive. This would put
25 September 2018 – In a new environmental crackdown, the French government is planning to introduce a tax on foreign heavy goods lorries. According to the French Ecological transition minister, some
25 September 2018 – As an affiliate event at the Global Climate Action Summit, speakers at a two-day Water Pavilion noted that the majority of natural disasters and impacts from climate
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