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The Great Green Debate: Green Taxes


Experts | Global Warming | Developing Countries | Green Taxes | Personal Responsibility | Discuss

Road tax for gas guzzlers, petrol duty, congestion charges, taxes on flights...

Should the UK government tax us so much that we are forced to change our behaviour rather than trying something else? Should we be taxed into green submission?


Yes - money talks and people will change their behaviour as a result
Yes - it will encourage new technologies, energy efficiency and positive behaviour change
Yes - as long as there are an equal number of financial incentives to behave greener
Yes - as long as they use the money to make genuine improvements to public transport etc
No - they're too high already. It's just another stealth tax to raise revenue
No - it should be my choice whether or not I decide to go green
No - taxation should be used on more important issues like health and education


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