Pricing & Taxation

Publications: Briefing: Fuel and carbon taxation in the EU

How a revised Energy Taxation Directive could make transport greener and the economy more efficient

June 23, 2010 | Climate Change & Energy | Fuels | Pricing & Taxation

News: Air ticket tax for Germany as government looks to balance budget

The German government has announced it is to introduce a tax on international air tickets. The move would make it the fourth western European nation following France, Great Britain and Ireland to have an aviation ticket tax.

June 17, 2010 | Aviation | Pricing & Taxation | T&E Bulletin

News: Opinion - This is the moment for a meaningful Eurovignette

By Nina Renshaw T&E Deputy Director There is a moment for everything in life. As a campaigning organisation, we often have to work very hard to create the moment for the things we believe in. The right moment came two years ago for mandatory carbon dioxide emissions standards for cars, and for taking the first tentative steps towards making aviation address its environmental costs. The moment has now arrived for another decisive step towards sustainable transport – the Eurovignette.

June 17, 2010 | Lorries & Road Freight | Pricing & Taxation | T&E Bulletin

News: Energy taxation: a litmus test for Europe's ability to recover from crisis

By Jos Dings, T&E Director Anyone who reads newspapers every now and then knows that this has been an unprecedented month for the European project of which the final outcome is still far from clear. The internal strains in the Union’s core, the eurozone, have become almost unbearable, with leaders recently committing over €500 billion in cash to save the euro.

May 20, 2010 | Pricing & Taxation | T&E Bulletin

News: Swiss tax rise legitimate

An interesting legal judgement has been made in Switzerland over covering the costs of road transport.

May 20, 2010 | Lorries & Road Freight | Pricing & Taxation | T&E Bulletin

News: Spanish call for more toll roads

A change may be in the air in Spain, following a call by the president of the National Confederation of Construction Works for the country to introduce more road tolls.

May 20, 2010 | Euro Standards | Lorries & Road Freight | Pricing & Taxation | T&E Bulletin

News: CO2-based car taxes

The number of EU member countries that have a CO2-based form of car taxation has increased to 17, according to figures from the European car makers association Acea.

May 20, 2010 | Cars | Climate Change & Energy | Pricing & Taxation | T&E Bulletin

News: Tackling transport demand requires conviction, and sometimes a little ruthlessness

Editorial by Chris Bowers, Editor, T&E Bulletin The man who pioneered London’s congestion charge, Ken Livingstone, was the highest-profile speaker at last month’s T&E annual general meeting, which also celebrated T&E’s 20th birthday.

April 19, 2010 | Cars | Climate Change & Energy | Pricing & Taxation | Public & Urban | T&E Bulletin

News: Sarkozy withdraws carbon tax as France resists trend towards higher fuel taxes

France’s president Nicolas Sarkozy has abandoned his highly publicised tax on carbon emissions. But recent trends among EU finance ministries suggest the French are moving against the tide.

April 19, 2010 | Climate Change & Energy | Fuels | Pricing & Taxation | T&E Bulletin

News: Eurovignette to return to EU agenda

New rules on charging lorries for use of Europe’s roads could be agreed by the end of the year, after the Belgian government said it would bring the Eurovignette dossier back onto the agenda when it takes over the EU presidency in the second half of this year.

March 18, 2010 | Lorries & Road Freight | T&E Bulletin | Pricing & Taxation

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