THE USE OF ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS FOR POLLUTION CONTROL

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MB AND NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN EECCA

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ID Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

2003
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY . 4

Background 4

The system and types of economic instruments 4

Main recommendations for reform.. 5

1. BACKGROUND INFORMATION . 8

1.1 Background information. 8

1.2 Objectives and purpose of the review . 8

1.3 Process of the review development .. 9

1.4 Acknowledgements 10

2. RATIONALE FOR THE USE OF ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS AND INTERNATIONAL

EXPERIENCE 12

2.1 Advantages of using economic instruments .. 12

2.2 Types of economic instruments 13

2.3 Trends in the use of economic instruments in OECD and Central and Eastern European

Countries 15

2.4 Evaluation criteria for economic instruments 19

3. USE OF ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS IN EECCA 21

3.1 Introduction .. 21

3.2 Main types of economic instruments. 21

3.3 Revenue from economic instruments .. 24

3.3.1 Revenue from pollution charges 24

3.3.2 Revenue from product charges .. 24

3.3.3 Revenue natural resource taxes and charges 25

4. POLLUTION CHARGES 26

4.1 The principal features of the pollution charge system. 26

4.2 Pollution charge rates .. 28

4.3 Revenue from pollution charges. 33

4.4 Key issues related to the effectiveness of pollution charges 34

4.4.1 Low rates of pollution charges .. 35

4.4.2 The method for determining the due pollution charges . 38

4.4.3 Implementation and enforcement issues 38

5. PRODUCT CHARGES AND TAXES.. 40

5.1 Environmental product charges/taxes . 40

5.1.1 Environmentally harmful products .. 41

5.1.2 Fiscal product charges/taxes 41

5.2 Administrative issues related to product charges/taxes.. 43

6. OTHER ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS IN USE IN EECCA.. 45

6.1 Deposit-refund systems .. 45

6.2 User charges 46

6.2.1. Water supply and wastewater collection/treatment 46

6.2 2. Solid waste charges. 48

6.3 Environmental liability.. 48

7. CHARGES/TAXES FOR NATURAL RESOURCE USE/EXTRACTION.. 50

7.1 Incentives and payments for natural resource use/extraction.. 50

7.1.1 Economic instruments related to use of water resources .. 51

7.1.2 Mineral resources and hydrocarbons extraction 53

7.1.3 Payments for forest use.. 54

7.2 Nature and biodiversity .. 55

8. DIRECTIONS FOR REFORM OF THE USE OF ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS IN EECCA. 56

8.1 Key findings from the survey.. 56

8.1.1 Pollution, product and user charges. 56

8.1.2 Natural resources taxes and charges 57

8.1.3. Revenue and earmarking . 57

8.2 Specific issues related to use of economic instruments in transition economies .. 57

8.2.1 Policy framework . 58

8.2.2 Administrative framework and capacity 61

8.2.3 Market features .. 61

REFERENCES .. 63

REFERENCES .. 64

APPENDIX 1: BASIC DEMOGRAPHIC AND ECONOMIC DATA FOR EECCA COUNTRIES, 1998

AND 2001. 65

APPENDIX 2: REVENUES FROM POLLUTION CHARGES AND NATURAL RESOURCES

PAYMENTS, EECCA COUNTRIES 1998 AND 2001. 67

APPENDIX 3: POLLUTION CHARGE RATES, EECCA COUNTRIES 1998 AND 2002 . 71

APPENDIX 4: USER CHARGES, EECCA CAPITALS, 1998 AND 2001 73

APPENDIX 5: SUMMARY TABLES ON TAXES/CHARGES FOR NATURAL RESOURCE

USE/EXTRACTION, EECCA COUNTRIES. 76

APPENDIX 6. MACROECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS AND

POLICIES IN EECCA 93