Editing Environmental tax (section)

==Taxes affected==
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'''Examples of taxes which could be lowered or eliminated by a green [[tax shift]] are:'''
* [[Payroll tax|Payroll]], [[income tax|income]], and, to a lesser extent, [[sales tax]]es.
* [[Corporate tax]]es (taxes on investment and entrepreneurship).
* [[Property tax]]es on buildings and other infrastructure.

'''Examples of ecotaxes which could be implemented or increased are:'''
* [[Carbon tax]]es on the use of [[fossil fuel]]s by [[greenhouse gas]]es produced. Old [[hydrocarbon tax]]es don't penalize greenhouse gas (GHG) production.{{Clarify|reason=links go to same article so how are those taxes different?|date=December 2024}}
* [[Duty (economics)|Duties]] on imported goods containing significant non-ecological energy input (to a level necessary to treat fairly local manufacturers)
* [[Severance tax]]es on the extraction of [[mineral]], [[energy]], and [[forest]]ry products.
* [[License|License fees]] for [[camping]], hiking, [[fishing]] and [[hunting]] and associated equipment.
* Specific taxes on technologies and products which are associated with substantial negative [[externalities]].
* [[Waste disposal]] taxes and refundable fees.
* [[Steering tax]]es on [[effluent]]s, [[pollution]] and other [[hazardous waste]]s.
* [[Land value tax|Site value taxes]] on the unimproved value of land.{{Clarify|reason=how is site value tax an ecotax?|date=December 2024}}