Carbon component of €14.50 per tonne of CO2 in domestic energy consumption taxes in 2015
Article 32 of the 2014 Finance Act set, as early as 2013, the rates of domestic consumption taxes on energy products, natural gas and coal for 2014, 2015 and 2016, including a carbon component of €7 per tonne of CO2 in 2014, €14.50 in 2015 and €22 in 2016. On 1 January 2015, rates rose in particular from €42.84 to €44.82/hl for diesel, from €60.69 to €62.41/hl for unleaded petrol, from €5.66 to €7.64/hl for heating oil, from €1.41 to €2.93/MWh for natural gas used as fuel and from €2.29 to €4.75/MWh for coal.
Measure originators
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Measure impact
According to the Senate general report on the 2014 budget bill, total revenue from the carbon component was expected to reach €340m in 2014, €2.5bn in 2015 and €4bn in 2016; the Ministry of Ecology estimated its 2015 effect at €1.45 for a 50-litre tank of diesel and €28 a year on average for a gas-heated home. Rates for 2016 and later years are covered by other entries.
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