Why Do Green Issues Always Equal Increased Taxes?
13 09 2007While there are probably only a few people in the world who do not believe that Green issues are very high on the political agenda, can anybody explain why Green issues always seem to go hand in hand with increased costs / taxes for the masses? Are the politicians using Green issues as a cover to increase out taxes, or are they justified?
The Green issues seem to be mentioned in the newspapers every single day, and it always seems to equal an increase in payments for the average tax payer. Surely we should be looking at diverting investment from existing, non-eco friendly materials, products , etc towards the new generation of environmentally friendly industries? It seems that politicians like to hit the tax payers with ever increasing charges under the banner of “Green issues” to increase the overall tax intake, because you can be guaranteed that once the charges are introduced they will go up and up and up.
The sensible approach to Green issues would surely be to either offer incentives to the manufacturers / service providers or fine them for non co-operation. By introducing new taxes into the current tax system surely the authorities are just putting off the inevitable - the changes which are required in industry?
There is a growing backlash among tax payers who are furious at the proposed introduction of yet further tax charges and reductions in services, all under the Green banner. While there were rumours of a general election later this year, that now seems unlikely, but it will be interesting to see how much the politicians respond to voter opinion in their fight for votes.
Categories : Green Taxes
