Tag: Budget 2017
Press Release: Climate change IS the challenge of our generation but Budget 2017 falls FAR short of what is needed
Budget 2017 may have brought measures to move Ireland’s transport and energy sectors towards a low carbon future but action across all areas of policy is needed to put the country on a sustainable path. The Environmental Pillar, an advocacy coalition of 28 national environmental charities, are calling Budget 2017 a missed opportunity to prepare […]
Read more »Taxing environmentally damaging practices and giving the money back through investment should be a key initiative of Budget 2017
Environmental groups are calling on the government to tax environmentally damaging practices to change behaviour and raise government revenue. Three simple measures, a levy on single-use items, a levy on the aggregates, and a levelling of the excise duty on petrol and diesel, would net the government in the region of €415m every year.* And […]
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