Highlights Distributional effects of car-related taxes are estimated. Focus on fuel taxes and bonus-malus. People in rural areas are more hurt by car-related taxes than urban residents. Fuel taxes are slightly less regressive than bonus-malus scheme.
Abstract We analyze the distributional effects, from car use and car choice adaptation to three car-related policy instruments intended to reduce CO2 emissions in Sweden to 2030: fossil-fuel taxes, a bonus-malus system for new cars, and mandated biofuel blending. The results show that even with a fast introduction of plug-in electric vehicles, many fossil cars remain, which has important distributional consequences. The fuel tax and the bonus-malus scenarios impose further burdens compared to the reference scenario. The fraction of each population group incurring substantial welfare losses is higher the lower the income. In 2030, the highest-income group can avoid some adaptation costs by their car choice. In all scenarios rural areas bear the largest burden, smaller urban areas the second largest burden, and the largest urban areas the smallest burden. Thus, individuals with high incomes and inhabitants in urban areas appear to have more opportunities to adapt and avoid welfare losses.
Distributional effects from policies for reduced CO2-emissions from car use in 2030
2021-01-01
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
Distributional effects , Equity , Fuel tax , Feebate , Bonus , Malus , Mandated biofuel blend , Car choice , D63 , H23 , R48
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