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Ex post analýza zavedení zdanění pevných paliv, zemního plynu a elektřiny
[Ex-Post Analysis of Solid Fuels, Natural Gas and Electricity Taxation Introduction]

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  • Jarmila Zimmermannová
  • Michal Menšík

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In January 2008 the Czech Republic introduced the environmental taxation based on the directive 2003/96/EC, restructuring the Community framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity. Environmental taxes are imposed on electricity, solid fuels and natural gas. This paper discusses impacts of environmental taxation in the Czech Republic in the period after its implementation, particularly impacts on price indexes of energy intensive sectors, structure of energy products consumption in the economy and production of CO2 emissions by sectors ranking among EU ETS. The paper is divided into six parts. The first part is the introduction where both the main target of the paper and four hypotheses for testing are formulated. The theoretical problems which are connected with the impact of taxation and tax incidence are discussed in the second part. The third part describes the ideas and expectations of lawmakers regarding environmental taxation implementation, precisely European Commission, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic. In the fourth part authors describe the methodology and data, provide results of ex-post analysis based on both linear and non-linear correlation analyses. The next part deals with the discussion of the results and the hypotheses testing. The last part, conclusion, focuses on the main ex-post analysis findings and formulates the recommendations.

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  • Jarmila Zimmermannová & Michal Menšík, 2013. "Ex post analýza zavedení zdanění pevných paliv, zemního plynu a elektřiny [Ex-Post Analysis of Solid Fuels, Natural Gas and Electricity Taxation Introduction]," Politická ekonomie, Prague University of Economics and Business, vol. 2013(1), pages 46-66.
    • Handle: RePEc:prg:jnlpol:v:2013:y:2013:i:1:id:883:p:46-66
    DOI: 10.18267/j.polek.883
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    Keywords

    Czech Republic; environmental taxation; energy consumption; Energy Intensive Sectors; ex-post analysis; CO2 emissions; price indexes;
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    JEL classification:

    • E62 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Fiscal Policy; Modern Monetary Theory
    • H22 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Incidence
    • H23 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Externalities; Redistributive Effects; Environmental Taxes and Subsidies

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