It has been argued that one way to avoid the complexities of both timing issues and inflation adjustment is to switch from a tax system based on income to one based on consumption.
It's a metric based on consumption, one could argue that it is in direct contradiction to sustainability; less waste, less resource use, less materialism.
'China's trying to make up for a fall in export growth with state investment, which is taking China away from the only sustainable growth model -- one based on consumption.
It is common knowledge that Greece is in dire need of a new growth model, one not based on consumption and state expenditure but rather on creating an economy focused on entrepreneurship, innovation, exports and investment, both domestic as well as foreign.
The advertising business model is based on consumption.
The World Bank's line is based on consumption.
"It's a model of development based on consumption, exploitation and the concentration of resources".
Leonhard suggests this will fit into what he calls, "a decline of the capitalist system based on consumption".
For domestic and industrial consumers, it requires metering and a charge based on consumption by volume.
The biggest barrier to international targets based on consumption is fair measurement, given different methods of production, fuel use, and other variables.
Environmental campaigners have long argued that global carbon accounting should be based on consumption rather than production of goods and services.
