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Accrual of environmental taxes fell by 5.4 per cent in 2023

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release | Environmental taxes 2023

According to Statistics Finland, the accrual of environmental taxes was EUR 6.2 billion in 2023, which was 5.4 per cent lower than one year earlier. The growth was particularly due to energy taxes, the accrual of which was 4.7 per cent lower than one year previously. By contrast, the accrual of resource taxes grew by 3.8 per cent from the previous year.

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  • The accrual of environmental taxes fell by 5.4 per cent in 2023 and amounted to EUR 6.2 billion, which corresponded to around five per cent of total tax revenue.
  • The accrual of transport taxes diminished by EUR 122 million, taxes paid by households especially decreased.
  • The accrual of energy taxes went down by 4.7 per cent from the previous year to EUR 4.7 billion. The fall was particularly visible in the energy taxes paid by energy supply and service industries.
  • Of environmental taxes, 75 per cent or EUR 4.7 billion were energy taxes, EUR 1.5 billion transport taxes, EUR 18 million emission taxes and EUR 27 million resource taxes.
  • Environmental taxes were paid most by households, accounting for 48 per cent of all environmental taxes. The accrual of households' environmental taxes grew by 5.6 per cent from the previous year.

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Environmental taxes [online publication].
Reference period: 2023. ISSN=2954-064X. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 26.4.2025].
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