The Pigouvian Principle with Consumption Taxes
In the European Union and many other jurisdictions, environmental taxes form part of the base of the general consumption tax. This paper shows that, when the damage falls on households, a statutory environmental tax set equal to marginal damage, estimated as willingness to pay, fails to implement the Pigouvian allocation.
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