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Environmental taxes and the double dividend hypothesis : a case study from Ireland

Author(s) : Killian, Sheila
Description : peer-reviewed , An environmental levy recently introduced in Ireland imposes a tax at the point of retail sale on lightweight plastic bags used by shoppers, previously supplied free of charge by retailers. This paper assesses the measure in terms of its environmental effectiveness and its ability to ra...
Language(s) : Undetermined
Subject(s) : tax , plastic , pigou , double dividend , ireland , levy , environmental
Publisher(s) : The Tax Institute, Australia
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Publication Date(s) : 2011-04-11