01924cas a2200265 a 4500 AALejournalIMF011978 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781475505283 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Parry, Ian. Environmental Tax Reform : Principles from Theory and Practice to Date / Ian Parry, John Norregaard, Dirk Heine. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2012. 1 online resource (39 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper recommends a system of upstream taxes on fossil fuels, combined with refunds for downstream emissions capture, to reduce carbon and local pollution emissions. Motor fuel taxes should also account for congestion and other externalities associated with vehicle use, at least until mileage-based taxes are widely introduced. An examination of existing energy/environmental tax systems in Germany, Sweden, Turkey, and Vietnam suggests that there is substantial scope for policy reform. This includes harmonizing taxes for pollution content across different fuels and end-users, better aligning tax rates with values for externalities, and scaling back taxes on vehicle ownership and electricity use that are redundant (on environmental grounds) in the presence of more targeted taxes. Mode of access: Internet Heine, Dirk. Norregaard, John. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2012/180 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2012/180/001.2012.issue-180-en.xml IMF e-Library