Economic Commentary, no. 87
The Ministry of Economy has recently adopted the decision to withdraw the environmental tax on the imported products packed with tetra-pack or plastic materials. The argument was that this tax goes against Moldova’s WTO commitments, as it only is levied on imports and not on domestic products using tetra-pack or plastic materials. We analyze the main reasons and economic implications of this decision and show that the Ministry had a better option of making the tax compulsory for both importers and domestic producers.
Full version available only in Romanian: http://www.expert-grup.org/ro/activitate/comentarii/item/212-implica%C8%9Bii-economice-ale-unei-taxe-ecologice&category=5
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