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Marine litter legislation: a toolkit for policy makers

… firms, which integrated the levy into their Value Added Tax (VAT) collection systems. The levy took effect in 2002 … Carrier Charge (Scotland) Regulations. ƒ Scottish Landfill Tax: The Scotland Act 2012 came into force on May 1, 2012. It gives Scottish Government a range of tax raising powers, based upon which the Scottish Landfill …
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Transitioning to a pollution-free planet

… air pollution related deaths by 55 per cent and a carbon tax in China could reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 30 per … challenges, the Government of Chile adopted a General Tax Reform Bill in September 2014, which introduced three new … allocated to the general budget. • A carbon dioxide tax of $5/ton on emissions from stationary sources with …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Marine plastic debris and microplastics – Global lessons and research to inspire action and guide policy change

… as stores could use the existing Value Added Tax scheme for collecting and reporting the levy (Convery et … et al. 2015 happen for two main reasons, firstly, if the tax is suc- cessful and results in behaviour change, or, if … tain revenues and the positive environmental impacts of a tax (OECD 2011). With all such MBI schemes, there needs to be …
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Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter Management for the wider Caribbean Region 2014

… use plastic bags completely; and BVI has instituted a bag tax on disposable plastic bags. There is much research to be … is based on revenues produced through a conservation tax paid by foreign tourists upon departure, protected entry …
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