Bach, Stefan; Buslei, Hermann; Harnisch, Michelle; … - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 9 (2019) 13, pp. 107-114
The ecological tax reform that Germany implemented between 1999 and 2003 increased energy tax rates-especially on gasoline and diesel. Today, the ecological tax hikes yield an annual revenue of around 20 billion euros or 0.6 percent of GDP. The money is used to finance a higher federal grant to...
