Past Event
Shifting taxes in order to achieve green goals
How could shifting the tax burden from labour to pollution and resources help the EU reach its climate goals?
video recording
Taxation is a key component to fulfilling the EU’s climate goals. To reduce carbon emissions, and achieve a sustainable economy more generally, incentives have to be in alignment with green policy objectives. One of the ways to do this is by shifting the tax burden from labour towards pollution and resources. Hopefully, that would also lead to a decrease in unemployment and to job creation.
In this event, jointly organised with Goldschmeding Foundation and Ex’Tax, we will hear from the creators of the Ex’Tax project. They will present their proposal and in the subsequent discussion we will examine the possible implementation with representatives of EU member states.
Schedule
12:30-13:00
Check-in and lunch
For on-site participants only
13:00-13:05
Introduction
Niclas Poitiers, Research Fellow
13:05-13:20
Presentation of the Ex'Tax project
Femke Groothuis, President & Wavemaker, Ex’Tax
13:20-14:00
Panel discussion
Chair: Niclas Poitiers, Research Fellow
Heather Grabbe, Director, Open Society European Policy Institute
Femke Groothuis, President & Wavemaker, Ex’Tax
Carola Maggiulli, Head of sector, Environmental, energy, transport taxation and FTT, Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union, European Commission
Kinga Tchorzewska, Assistant Professor, Kozminski University
14:00-14:15
Q&A
14:15
End
Speakers
Heather Grabbe
Director, Open Society European Policy Institute
Femke Groothuis
President & Wavemaker, Ex’Tax
Carola Maggiulli
Head of sector, Environmental, energy, transport taxation and FTT, Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union, European Commission
Niclas Poitiers
Research Fellow
Kinga Tchorzewska
Assistant Professor, Kozminski University
Location & Contact
Katja Knezevic
[email protected]