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An individual tax on fuel consumption is an effective, flexible and sustainable solution to combat inflation
- Publishing date
- 15 July 2022
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- Publication date
- 15 July 2022
A tax based on income and operating on the basis of secured electronic payments is preferable to costly and socially inequitable fuel discounts at the pump.
- Keyword
- energy inequality
- Language
- English
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