{"id":123974,"date":"2022-09-06T13:45:30","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T08:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/?p=123974"},"modified":"2022-09-06T10:14:18","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T04:44:18","slug":"green-tax-meaning-features-criticism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/automobiles\/green-tax-meaning-features-criticism","title":{"rendered":"Green Tax: Meaning, Features, Criticism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">To discourage the use of polluting automobiles and vehicles and cut down the emission rates in the country, the Centre announced to levy a &#8220;green tax&#8221; on older automobiles. On behalf of the Road Transport Ministry, a green fee will be collected from transport vehicles older than eight years when they renew their fitness certificates. The income generated by the green tax will be stored in a separate account and used solely to combat pollution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Key Features of Green Tax:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Exemptions<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Exemptions include cars such as powerful hybrids, electric vehicles, and those that operate on alternative fuels such as CNG, ethanol, and LPG, as well as farm vehicles such as tractors, harvesters, and tillers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Differential Taxation<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Personal automobiles are recommended to be charged a green tax when their registration certification is renewed after 15 years.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Green taxes will be reduced for public vehicles such as city buses.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Vehicles registered in extremely polluting cities would face a higher green fee (50% of the road tax).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A differential tax will also be levied based on the type of fuel (petrol\/diesel) and the vehicle.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The rationale behind imposing the Green Tax\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Combating Health Risks from Vehicle Pollution: nitrogen oxides, photochemical oxidants, Carbon monoxide, particulate matter 2.5 and particulate matter ten, and other significant pollutants can have direct and indirect effects, such as acute respiratory disease, reduced visibility, cardiovascular ailments, morbidity, and impaired pulmonary function.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">According to the &#8220;Polluter Pays Principle,&#8221; people who cause pollution should shoulder the expense of controlling it to avert harm to human health or the environment.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A factory, for example, that creates a potentially dangerous material as a byproduct of its operations, is usually held liable for its proper disposal.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Concept of Carbon Pricing<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">India, along with the United States, China, and Japan, is one of the countries most affected by climate change. One clever strategy to mitigate the condition and reduce GHG emissions is carbon pricing, such as implementing a Green tax.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Carbon pricing is a tool for capturing the negative externalities of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions \u2013 the consequences of emissions that the public bears, such as agricultural damage, health care expenditures from heat waves and droughts, and property loss from flooding and sea level rise.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Carbon pricing connects them to their origins by tying a price to the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) released.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Green Tax Criticism<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Additional Burden<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Imposing extra taxes on public transportation, like buses, will shift the cost to the general population, who are already suffering from revenue losses due to the pandemic.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">There are currently high tax rates on gasoline and diesel, and the green tax would add to the burden on car owners.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Inflationary Pressures<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Green taxes will increase total transportation costs, perhaps boosting overall inflation.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Final Thoughts:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Price Rationalisation<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Rather than imposing new taxes, prioritising hybrid and electric cars over carbon fuel-based vehicles might be accomplished by rationalising the pricing of such low-emission vehicles. Interventions such as pollution-monitoring mobile applications should be promoted as proactive measures.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Coordination of Efforts<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Combating air pollution is a public issue, and hence everyone&#8217;s duty. As a result, in addition to measures such as the green tax, there is a need for concentrated and coordinated initiatives involving all stakeholders. This should involve the government (national, state, and municipal), cities, the community, and the people.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To discourage the use of polluting automobiles and vehicles and cut down the emission rates in the country, the Centre announced to levy a &#8220;green tax&#8221; on older automobiles. On behalf of the Road Transport Ministry, a green fee will be collected from transport vehicles older than eight years when they renew their fitness certificates. 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