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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?

Date: July 6, 2022, 12:30 pm Topic: Green economy

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

Jul 06, 2022

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

Bruegel, Rue de la Charité 33, 1210 Brussels

Katja Knezevic

[email protected]

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