on a wide range of areas--including health, education, child poverty, environmental protection and reducing unemployment--over tax cuts. Studies have also shown that spending on tax cuts creates fewer jobs

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - Environmental tax shifting cannot replace regulation

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - Environmental tax shifting cannot replace friendPress ReleaseEnvironmental tax shifting cannot replace regulationNew CCPA report offers a framework for evaluating environmental taxes and cautions against using tax shifting as a panaceaOctober 26, 2000 | BC Environmental Tax Shifting finds that tax shifting is a good idea in principle, but should be applied with care a discussion paper on environmental tax shifting. Today's brief is intended to contribute to the the report, states that many environmental laws and policies cannot be replaced by tax shifting. "The ," says Marshall. "Environmental tax shifting can play a useful role in some circumstances, but it is for determining when the use of environmental tax shifting is appropriate. "The principle of making definitely opportunities for using environmental tax shifting at all levels of government," states Environmental Tax Shifting- PDF File,228 KbRequires Adobe Acrobat Reader. CCPA National Office | Suite 410, 75

cycles in BCт€™s resource sector; policy solutions for jobs and environmental sustainability; a worker transition strategy for implementing the Kyoto Accord on climate change; environmental tax shifting; economic

cuts had to happen,т€� says Klein. т€œIf the government now chooses further tax cuts, the price is even less money available now and in future years for health care, education, environmental protection, and

general decline in environmental standards and the quality of government services, and a more unequal society, even those who still hold onto modest gains will ask: were the tax cuts worth the price?"Editorial: Was your tax cut worth it?Editorial: Environmental tax shifting cannot replace regulationDownload

. Ten policy experts examine major aspects of his record--debt and deficit, tax, economic, social, environmental, federal-provincial, and international.Paul Martin has promised as one of his top priorities, to

jobs and environmental sustainability; a worker transition strategy for implementing the Kyoto Accord on climate change; environmental tax shifting; economic analysis of fish farms and offshore oil

have said this is just another tax grab, an underhanded way for government to collect more money from us. But the feebate, a form of environmental tax shifting, has been clearly designed to be revenue

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - Environmental tax shifting cannot replace regulation

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - Environmental tax shifting cannot replace policy tool: environmental tax shifting. The paper was intended to educate British Columbians on tax tax shifting requires that the revenue from environmental taxes be used to decrease other taxes environmental tax shifting finds that this policy is a good idea in principle, but it should be applied with and enforce regulations, and appears to be moving towards energy deregulation. Environmental tax environmental tax shifting to replace regulation. A ban on beehive burners, which incinerate pulp mill waste and example, an environmental tax on a polluting technology can reward industry for phasing out the technology , environmental tax shifting is chosen to be the best option--and it is in certain circumstances--it is important to consider unintended consequences that might result from the environmental tax. Because taxes are competitiveness for certain domestic firms. These effects should be addressed when any environmental tax program

the local economy.There is still plenty of room for tax reform. An agenda for reform should improve the fairness, progressivity and environmental sensitivity of the tax system. Any tax cuts in the