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Taxing Oil Imports
Atlantic Online (blog)
I have been following your discussion of cap and trade versus carbon tax, and I participated in the development of the RGGI cap and trade scheme. ...

Dairy industry: Carbon Tax will damage competitiveness
IrishExaminer.com
The Irish Dairy Industries Association (IDIA) today warned that the Carbon Tax introduced in today's Budget will undermine the competitiveness of Irish ...

Friends of the Earth welcomes carbon tax
Irish Examiner
Environmental lobby group Friends of the Earth has welcomed the introduction of a carbon tax in today's Budget. However, the body claimed that the tax level ...

Plan to simplify tax system announced
RTE.ie
A carbon tax of €15 a tonne is to be brought in, leading to rise in the price of petrol and diesel from tonight. The introduction of a carbon tax on heating ...

Restructuring taxes, pricing carbon
BusinessWorld Online
A carbon tax is the logical replacement of an income tax. The P435 billion or so that government now raises from income taxes can be just as well raised ...

A carbon tax would provide a sunnier forecast
Politico
Carbon-intensive industries also will certainly press for special treatment under Plan B. But a tax on carbon is so much easier to understand that ...