'Green' taxes and charges: policy and practice in Britain and Germany

  • Stephen Smith

Published on 1 November 1995

In this Commentary, the authors look at the likely effects that real year-by-year increases in road fuel duties will have on the use of cars by households and on their economic welfare, with particular attention to the distributional consequences.

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In this Commentary, the authors look at the likely effects that real year-by-year increases in road fuel duties will have on the use of cars by households and on their economic welfare, with particular attention to the distributional consequences.

Authors

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Stephen Smith

Report details

DOI
10.1920/re.ifs.1995.0048
ISBN
978-1-873357-48-4
Publisher
IFS

Suggested citation

Smith, S. (1995). 'Green' taxes and charges: policy and practice in Britain and Germany. London: IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/green-taxes-and-charges-policy-and-practice-britain-and-germany (accessed: 25 April 2024).

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