Taxation

Business group issues pre-budget call for Chancellor to replace Carbon Reduction Commitment with expanded Climate Chevy Levy

Tax hikes confirmed for iron and tin ore, as well as several rare minerals

American Wind Energy Association urges Congress to extend tax credit after measure is excluded from payroll tax bill

Environmental Audit Committee criticises Treasury's slow and incomplete response to Budget 2011 and environmental taxes report

Removal of fossil fuel subsidies, carbon pricing and new international sustainability commission top of report's action list

Senior official signals support for carbon tax, but warns that integrating it with carbon trading plans could be complicated

State media suggests Beijing is poised to levy a charge on large consumers of coal, crude oil and natural gas

Government confirms popular tax breaks will continue past next April

Rich economies disadvantage green economy by giving tax breaks, loans and other subsidies to the fossil fuel industry

Draft document floats proposal for shipping carbon levy to help finance Green Climate Fund