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Green Budget Reform
In
the recent federal budget, the government announced it will
actively consider opportunities to use the tax system to advance
environmental goals. To help identify these opportunities,
the NRTEE
was asked to outline options for a “feebate”
that would provide a consumer rebate for fuel-efficient vehicles
and impose a fee on fuel-inefficient ones. Over time, a feebate
could contribute to the improvement of the fuel efficiency
of vehicles purchased in Canada, reduce greenhouse gas emissions
and improve air quality. For more information on the reference,
visit Finance Canada at http://www.fin.gc.ca/budget05
/bp/bpc5e.htm.
By incorporating a number of significant environmental
initiatives, the federal government can start to develop a
balanced, integrated and sustainable legacy of economic, community,
and ecological well-being. Recommendations are presented to
the Minister of Finance and the House of Commons Standing
Committee on Finance each year.
The NRTEE’s budget recommendations
– the result of intensive analysis and multi-stakeholder
consultations – are available free of charge.
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2005 Greening of the Budget Submission
Fiscal Policy for Long-term
Carbon Emission Reductions
The program on Ecological
Fiscal Reform and Energy has, through its analysis and
consultation processes, generated a number of findings and
recommendations that are of direct relevance to current deliberations
for the 2005 budget.
 Briefing
Note and Budget Advice
Background
Key
Findings
Recommendations
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