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France moves to head off storm over its carbon levy
Financial Times
France will next year become the largest economy to levy a carbon tax, but will introduce it at a low starting rate to try to pre-empt ...

Carbon tax will push up gas and petrol prices
Irish Times
DOMESTIC FUELS: THE INTRODUCTION of a carbon tax will result in increases in prices of petrol, diesel, coal, gas and other forms of domestic fuel like peat ...

Motor groups see tax as revenue generating exercise
Irish Times
CARBON TAX REACTION: A 5 cent per litre increase in the price of fuel proposed in the report has been criticised by motoring groups as a cynical revenue ...

Ireland considers carbon tax for non-ETS sectors
ENDS Europe (subscription)
A tax commission set up by the Irish government has recommended that the country introduce a carbon tax on sectors not covered by the EU emissions trading ...

France aims to head off storm on carbon levy
Financial Times
France will next year become the largest economy to levy a carbon tax, but will introduce it at a low starting rate to try to pre-empt ...

Gerry Nicholls: Liberal ads and the race for student council president
National Post

Poorest elderly 'must be protected from carbon tax'
IrishExaminer.com
Age Action has warned that proposals for the introduction of a carbon tax must protect the most vulnerable older people from the impact of higher fuel ...

FACTBOX-Irish tax reform proposals
Forbes
Sept 7 (Reuters) - Ireland should introduce an annual property tax, a carbon tax and start taxing water use and state allowances for children, ...