OECD/ITF Joint Transport Research Centre Discussion Papers
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The International Transport Forum at the OECD is an intergovernmental organisation with 52 member countries. It acts as a strategic think tank for transport policy and organizes an annual summit of ministers. Our work is underpinned by economic research, statistics collection and policy analysis, often undertaken in collaboration with many of the world's leading research figures in academia, business and government. This series of Discussion Papers is intended to disseminate the International Transport Forum’s research findings rapidly among specialists in the field concerned.
- ISSN: 20708270 (online)
- https://doi.org/10.1787/20708270
The Impact of Economic Instruments on the Auto Industry and the Consequences of Fragmenting Markets
Focus on the EU Case
This paper will focus on taxation issues addressing CO2 emissions in the European Union. When
observing the different systems in place, a very broad diversity appears even with a cursory first
glance. Actually, the diversity of taxation schemes among the Member States is such that it
jeopardizes the concept of a Single Market in the European Union. Furthermore, this tax environment
is not predictable. Even if the question of the efficiency of using such taxes to reduce CO2 emissions is
put to one side, cost-effectiveness is an important issue, including in terms of the consequences for
vehicle and component manufacturers.
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