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Accrual of environmental taxes grew by 2 per cent in 2022

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release | Environmental taxes 2022

According to Statistics Finland, the accrual of environmental taxes was EUR 6.6 billion in 2022, which was two per cent higher than one year earlier. The growth was particularly due to energy taxes, the accrual of which was five per cent higher than one year previously. By contrast, the accrual of transport taxes fell by four per cent from the previous year.

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  • The accrual of environmental taxes grew by two per cent in 2022 and amounted to EUR 6.6 billion, which corresponded to slightly below six per cent of total tax revenue.
  • The accrual of transport taxes diminished by EUR 68 million, especially taxes paid by households and the transportation industry decreased.
  • The accrual of energy taxes grew by five per cent from the previous year to EUR 4.9 billion. The growth was especially visible in the energy taxes paid by energy supply and manufacturing.
  • Of environmental taxes, 75 per cent or EUR 4.9 billion were energy taxes, EUR 1.6 billion transport taxes, EUR 19 million emission taxes and EUR 26 million resource taxes.
  • Environmental taxes were paid most by households, the share of which was 43 per cent of all environmental taxes, and by the service and transportation industries.

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Environmental taxes [online publication].
Reference period: 2022. ISSN=2954-064X. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 31.10.2024].
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