Why Do Governments Tax or Subsidize Fossil Fuels?

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Governments have long faced pressure to address the climate crisis by increasing taxes on fossil fuels. It is unclear how they responded. Fossil fuel and subsidies are hard measure often hidden in complex policy instruments. We collect analyze an original high-frequency of gasoline subsidies, covering 157 countries. Our analysis yields three findings: despite rising alarm about change, from 2003 2015 there was little change net at a global level; these appear be driven same fiscal conditions that determine other types taxes; reforms overwhelmingly associated with idiosyncratic country-level conditions. These patterns suggest determined country’s revenue needs, not its political institutions or environmental commitments. They also significant implications for debates over policies reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Politics

سال: 2022

ISSN: ['0022-3816', '1468-2508']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1086/719272