OECD: Energy taxes 'too cheap' to tackle environmental impact

Will Nichols
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Study finds governments are under-utilising taxes as a tool to curb pollution and emissions and calls for reform

Energy taxes across the globe are failing to address environmental impacts and missing out on revenue as a result, a new analysis from the OECD suggests. In a new paper that compares taxes on energy...

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