[C6.] Taxation: Progressive or Regressive President Bush's proposed tax cut has rekindled an age-old debate: how progressive or regressive should the income tax be?
C1 Taxation of the Internet Because of a strange tax glitch, consumers are paying monthly taxes on their high-speed Internet connection depending on whether they use a cable connection or a telephone data line.
The optimal design is analysed with respect to technology cost and environmental policy in the form of CO2 taxation.
The paper presents empirical findings on CO2 taxation within the OECD countries, which confirm this theoretical prediction.
CO2 taxation is found to be ineffective in promoting greener power supply for this system unless coupled with reductions in renewable technology cost.
The total costs for the local utility company depend on the prevailing CO2 taxation rules, and on the assumed premium value of the renewable power produced.
The analysis has been conducted in two different cases: the first case analyzed where the government of UAE does not implement CO2 taxation of hydrocarbon fuels used to generate electricity; however, the second case analyzed if the government apply CO2 taxations what would the results be.
From the perspective of greenhouse gas mitigation, the discussion on economic instruments has shifted from CO2 taxation towards emissions trading in the international context of the European Union and the Kyoto Protocol.
Thus the government can spend money to protect the market and promote market values, but should not rule over it either through (1) regulation, (2) taxation, (3) unions and worker rights, (4) environmental protection or food safety laws, and (5) tort cases.
31 Taxation of less healthy foods and subsidies for healthier foods would also be an evidence-based intervention to balance price differences.
