Pollution taxes

Environment, Environmental accounts

The category pollution taxes includes taxes on measured or estimated emissions to water and air, management of solid waste and noise. An exception is the CO2 taxes, which belong under energy taxes category.

The following taxes are included in this category at national level: fees connected with water pollution, fees connected with air pollution, tax on excavation areas.

Eurostat, Environmental taxes - A statistical guide:

https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-manuals-and-guidelines/-/KS-GQ-13-005

Millions of Euro

Regulation (EU) No 691/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2011 on European environmental economic accounts

System of Environmental-Economic Accounting, Central Framework - international statistical standard for environmental accounts