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Motor vehicle taxation brings in €440.4B for governments in major European markets

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The three countries that do not apply CO2-based taxation are Estonia, Lithuania and Poland. The Tax Guide also shows that stimuli for electrically-chargeable cars are available in 24 out of the 27 EU states now. Several countries still tax cars on their power, price, weight, cylinder capacity, or a combination of these factors.

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EEA says industrial air pollution cost Europe up to €169 billion in 2009; some 37% attributed to CO2

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The emissions from countries such as Bulgaria, Romania, Estonia, Poland and the Czech Republic are then relatively more important with regard to the damage costs. The report uses publicly-available data from the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (E-PRTR).

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Carmakers are going green but British motorists are not

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Portuguese drivers are the greenest in Europe when it comes to buying cars with an average CO2 rate of 138g/km (eg. EU regulation is striving to cut the CO2 emitted by cars to an average figure of 130 g/km by 2015. Country/Average CO2 2008(g/km)/AverageCO2 2007/Rank 2007. Estonia / 177 / 182 / 24. Suburu Imprezza).

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