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The distributional implications of a carbon tax in Ireland
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posted on 2023-06-08, 11:06 authored by Tim Callan, Sean Lyons, Susan Scott, Richard TolRichard Tol, Stefano VerdeWe study the effects of carbon tax and revenue recycling across the income distribution in the Republic of Ireland. In absolute terms, a carbon tax of €20/tCO2 would cost the poorest households less than €3/week and the richest households more than €4/week. A carbon tax is regressive, therefore. However, if the tax revenue is used to increase social benefits and tax credits, households across the income distribution can be made better off without exhausting the total carbon tax revenue.
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Energy PolicyISSN
0301-4215Publisher
ElsevierExternal DOI
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2Volume
37Page range
407-412Department affiliated with
- Economics Publications
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2012-04-17Usage metrics
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