Saturday, June 4, 2011

No ‘green’ earmarking plan for carbon tax revenue

Should South Africa, which produced about 500-million tons of carbon dioxide equivalents (CO2e)yearly, move ahead with the implementation of a carbon tax, the revenue generated would not necessarily be set aside specifically for environmental projects, National Treasury environmental and fuel taxes director Sharlin Hemraj stressed on Thursday. Engineering News

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