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Title Taxation as a tool of implementation of the EU Green Deal in Ukraine
ID_Doc 62900
Authors Nazarkevych, I; Sych, O
Title Taxation as a tool of implementation of the EU Green Deal in Ukraine
Year 2023
Published Regional Science Policy And Practice, 15, 1
DOI 10.1111/rsp3.12596
Abstract The European Green Deal, a new economic growth strategy, involves changing the model of development of the European continent in the direction of better harmony with the environment. Tax policy can be a valuable tool for state regulation of the green transition. The article aims to answer the question, is the current state of environmental taxation in Ukraine in line with EU best practices? Could we suggest ways to improve domestic tax tools through harmonization with the EU Green Deal? To assess the level of harmonization of environmental taxation in Ukraine and the EU, the sigma convergence method was used for calculation of variance and the assessment of convergence (divergence) of indicators of tax revenues from environmental taxation. The primary areas regulated by environmental taxation are outlined. This step revealed that in Ukraine, the transport tax and energy taxation do not contain an environmental component, and land fees do not use their environmental potential in both Ukraine and the EU. An analysis of the dynamics of environmental payments in the EU and Ukraine was made in terms of convergence (divergence) of indicators. On the basis of the European experience of ecological taxation, new elements to the strategy of reforming ecological taxation in Ukraine were proposed. The reforming of environmental taxation could increase the effectiveness of the incentive function of taxes, simplify and improve the quality of tax administration, promote the formation of a transparent system of state control, and strengthen accountability for corruption and negligence in the public sector.
Author Keywords ecological behaviour; ecological tax; environmental taxation; Green Deal strategy; rent fees; tax revenues
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
EID WOS:000884308700001
WoS Category Geography
Research Area Geography
PDF https://doi.org/10.1111/rsp3.12596
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