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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
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: 4 May 2024).
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