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PREM Working Paper 05-02 - Fighting CO2 pollution and poverty while promoting growth: searching for triple dividends in South Africa
| Author(s) | Van Heerden, J., Gerlagh, R., Blignaut, J., Horridge, M., Hess, S., Mabugu, R., Mabugu, M. |
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| Date | 2005-05-30 |
| Theme(s) | Climate |
| Method(s) | Economic Modelling |
| Serie(s) | Working Papers |
Summary
A CGE model of South Africa is used to find the potential for a ‘double or triple dividend’, if the revenues raised from an energy related environmental tax are recycled into households and industry through lowering existing taxes. Four environmental taxes and three revenue-recycling schemes are compared. The environmental taxes are (i) a tax on greenhouse gas emissions, (ii) a fuel tax, (iii) a tax on electricity use, and (iv) an energy tax. The four taxes are constructed such that they have a comparable effect on emissions. The revenue is recycled through either (i) a direct tax break on both labour and capital, (ii) an indirect tax break to all households, or (iii) a reduction in the price of food. A triple dividend is found when any one of the environmental taxes is recycled through a reduction in food prices.
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| Full Document | PREM WP 05-02.pdf | PDF Document | Download |
