In developing country cities, fuel use for transport is a growing contributor to air pollution and environmental health risks. One way of applying the polluter pays principle to transport is to adjust fuel taxes to reflect environmental externalities. But in setting tax rates on fuels, many factors need to be considered. As outlined in this note, they include the governments revenue requirements, efficiency of resource use, the need to finance road...
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Transport Fuel, Taxes, and Urban Air Quality
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Gwilliam,Kenneth M.; Bacon,Robert W.; Kojima,Masami; Lvovsky,Kseniya.
Transport Fuel, Taxes, and Urban Air Quality (English). Pollution Management in Focus Discussion Note; no. 11 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099632107242340855