Discussion Papers no. 743

Are tax exemptions for electric cars an efficient climate policy measure?

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This study finds that the welfare gain, excluding environmental effects, generated by increasing the Norwegian tax rate on purchase of electric cars from 8 to 37 percent amounts to approximately 5500-6500 NOK (or 680-820 euro) per ton increase in GHG emissions in the long run. Substantial tax exemptions implies that reallocation from electric cars towards petrol and diesel powered cars generates a tax revenue gain of more than 40 billion NOK, which amounts to almost 10 percent of government consumption in 2007.

About the publication

Title

Are tax exemptions for electric cars an efficient climate policy measure?

Author

Geir H. Bjertnæs

Series and number

Discussion Papers no. 743

Publisher

Statistics Norway

Topic

Discussion Papers

ISSN

1892-753X

Number of pages

22

Language

Engelsk

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Discussion papers comprise research papers intended for international journals and books. A preprint of a Discussion Paper may be longer and more elaborate than a standard journal article as it may include intermediate calculations, background material etc.

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