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Seems like an additional tax on flights where a train is available would be a more sensible measure; especially if the tax revenue were earmarked for climate ch
by khafra 6y ago
Seems like an additional tax on flights where a train is available would be a more sensible measure; especially if the tax revenue were earmarked for climate change mitigation.
- jl2718 6y agoIf the problem is that the full social cost of burning fuel is not captured by the price, then tax the fuel itself. No-brainer.
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- Macha 6y agoThere's an upper limit to how much you can influence using that lever, at which point it's cheaper for them to just overfill the planes and make a border hop to another country without similar fuel taxes. I don't believe any country charges import tax on fuel already in vehicle fuel tanks.
- jl2718 6y agoThat’s an interesting evasion, but it seems no more difficult to tax on the burn or estimated burn than it is to tax the flight itself. I guess my point is to keep it simple and tax the actual problem at the root of it rather than the related activities. There has to be market incentive for innovation in providing the service without causing the problem. That is the only way I see of moving toward environmental sustainability.
- gambiting 6y ago>> I don't believe any country charges import tax on fuel already in vehicle fuel tanks. They do. Entering the EU you can only have 600 litres(400 if entering through Finland) of fuel in your tanks, anything above that must have a duty paid on it. Obviously it's only a limit relevant for trucking, but yes, there is a limit. https://truckfocus.pl/nowosci/53145/wwoz-paliwa-zza-wschodniej-granicy-nierozwiazany-problem-branzy https://truckfocus.pl/nowosci/53145/wwoz-paliwa-zza-wschodni...
- 908B64B197 6y ago> especially if the tax revenue were earmarked for climate change mitigation. You meant bureaucrat's pension funds right?