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… their detrimental effects on water availability. A ‘water tax’ is now being charged if such income-generating … of US$1 to 1.5 billion over 10 years was financed by a 9% tax increase on New York City water bills. In comparison, a … plan are entitled to an 80% reduction in local property tax. The City is also purchasing development rights for …

… von Weizacker, E.U. and Jesinghaus, J. (1992), Ecological tax reform for sustainable development. Zed Books, London and … current value used as the basis for calculating the land tax, which was and still is much lower than the real value of … 88 The National Waters Law and its By Laws 90 Federal Tax Law 92 Other Components of the Mexican Water Legislation …

… as laws and regulations), economic tools (such as taxes or tax deductions) and other means (such as education and … uses. Other incentives for water conservation include tax reductions, tax credits or cash rebates to individuals and businesses …

… the Costa Rican government has used revenues from a fuel tax to fund a programme of payments for environmental … paid) Net loss (but less than financial loss due to tax savings and omission of stranded costs) Net gain (if no … stranded costs will be sunk costs in econo- mic terms and tax benefits and subsidies to producers will be transfers not …

… from water use is envisaged in forms of subsidies or as tax privileges defined by the legislation of the Republic of … Economic instruments of fiscal nature are considered those tax incentives encouraging compliance with the environmental … These instruments shall not be established only for tax collection purposes. Financial instruments shall be …

… payments to sup- port river basin organizations via a tax on water use in the basin, a general environmental tax, or a government budget line item) Institutional …

… are all needed. The emergence of sugar taxes, a soda tax in Mexico,322 and similar initiatives show that many … and Cattan, N. 2013. Mexico tackles obesity epidemic with tax on junk food. Bloomberg. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/ … articles/2013-10-29/mexico-tackles-obesity-epidemic-with-tax-on-junk- food accessed January 10, 2017. 323 Cassidy, …

… wetlands, their willingness to pay a minimum or maximum tax increase, and collected information about socio-economic …

… be critical to achieve this. Additional incentives such as tax breaks for drip irrigation or blocked water tariffs can …