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Green Budget Reform Actions in the Czech Republic Prague, 21st November 2003

Green Budget Reform Actions in the Czech Republic Prague, 21st November 2003. Hana Foltynova Society for Sustainable Living hana.foltynova @czp.cuni.cz +420 251 080 402 Czech EFR Platform: www.czp.cuni.cz/ekoreforma. Emission reduction in the Czech Republic, 1990 - 2000.

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Green Budget Reform Actions in the Czech Republic Prague, 21st November 2003

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  1. Green Budget Reform Actions in the Czech RepublicPrague, 21st November 2003 Hana Foltynova Society for Sustainable Living hana.foltynova@czp.cuni.cz +420 251 080 402 Czech EFR Platform: www.czp.cuni.cz/ekoreforma

  2. Emission reduction in the Czech Republic, 1990 - 2000 Particulates by 91% at 57 kt/y SO2 by 86% at 265 kt/y NOx by 54% at 397 kt/y

  3. Energy is the biggest emission producer CO2 more by 41 % than in the EU-15: - energy 42.4%, industry 25.3%, transport 8.1%, trade and services 12.1% SO2 more by 40 % than in the EU-15: - 77% big emission-sources (10 biggest=50% from 77%) NOx more by 39 % than in the EU-15: - 51% mobile - 44% big stacionary (10 biggest= 58% from 44%)

  4. Implementation of ETR in the CR – formation of a coalition • interministerial working group for ETR • a research project on ETR (November 2003 – December 2004) • Czech-German Initiative for discussion about ETR in CR – a cycle of seminars (www.ekoreforma.cz – under construction) • Platform for ETF in the CR - www.czp.cuni.cz/ekoreforma • Alternative State Budget for 2004 with a perspective until 2013; a workshop in Prague, Manes, Nov. 20 2003

  5. PLATFORM on EFRwww.czp.cuni.cz/ekoreforma • database on projects+events • database on enviro-related levies in the CR • on-line library • organisation of seminars, round-table (Sept.), conferences • meet-point for researchers, students, NGO, information portal for everybody

  6. Alternative State Budget – principals I. • introduction of a revenue-neutral reform (zero increase of the current taxation load) • 2 time periods – 2004 and 2013 • alternative vs. „oficial“ state budget

  7. Alternative State Budget rules • Reduce labour-related costs • Promote environmental protection • Internalise external costs • Increase tax system efficiency, and fight tax evasions • Reduce environmentally and socially harmful subsidies • Develop human resources • Prepare for EU membership (electricity, natural gas, solid energy products, heating oils)

  8. State Budget – obstacles • Long-term deficit trends and public debt increase • Persevering elements of inefficiency and the lack of co-ordination

  9. Alternative State Budget – 2004

  10. Alternative State Budget – 2013

  11. 250 Tax on electricity, coal, gas 200 150 Taxes on fuels and oils 100 Taxes on transport CZK bln, current prices 50 0 Environmental fees 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 Alternative State Budget – structure of ecological taxes

  12. Alternative State Budget – summary Increase of the share of environmentaltaxes on the total tax revenue • from the expected 6.9% of the total state budget incomes (2.8% of the GDP, 65 CZK bln) in 2004 • to about 10.0% of the total public incomes (approx. 4.2% of the GDP, 195 CZK bln) in 2013

  13. Other activities of NGOs to support ETR implementation • Leaflets about ETR • NGO´s ETR working group • Cooperation with the DUHA movement – leaflets about ETR • Publications and presentations in media

  14. Implementation of ETR in CR – plans of the MoE 03/2004 a concept of ETR will be presented for the public discussion 04/2004 concept in the Czech government + continuation of the discussion 06/2004 concept submitted by the Czech government 12/2004 law about ETR in the Czech government 09/2005 law about ETR in the Parlament

  15. Thank you for your attention. Hana Foltýnová hana.foltynova@czp.cuni.cz +420 251 080 402 Czech EFR Platform: www.czp.cuni.cz/ekoreforma

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