Appetite for change - Accountancy Nieuws
Appetite for change - Accountancy Nieuws Appetite for change - Accountancy Nieuws
Section 3Where are the opportunities for government?To significantly affect environmental behaviour in this area, taxrates would have to increase worldwide, and they are highlyunlikely to apply uniformly across regions, as some executiveshope. Still, despite some unrealistic expectations, the bulkof evidence suggests that business leaders would supporta carbon tax (see fig. 9 on opposite page). Businesses thatalready pay a carbon tax are slightly more likely to endorseone. Sixty eight per cent of carbon tax payers are supporters.In a separate survey of Irish tax directors, 61 per cent saidthey supported introducing the carbon tax rather thanpostponing it. 9Figure 8Few companies are currently paying any form of carbon tax or levy.13 22 26 14 0 23 18 25 22 7 27 2 0 4 7 5Businesses that already pay acarbon tax are slightly more likelyto endorse one -68%of carbon tax payers are supportersTotal (%)UKFranceGermanySpainSwedenNetherlandsCzech RepublicOrganisation having to pay any form of carbon tax or levy? Base: Total (654)Figure 10Fewer than one fifth of companies are currently involved in anemissions trading schemeCanadaUSARussiaBrazilChinaIndiaSouth AfricaAustraliaThe support for carbon taxes seems anchored by a feelingthat taxes are an effective method of reducing greenhousegas emissions. Seventy four per cent of executives agree thattax charges effectively encourage businesses to reduce theirenvironmental impacts. More companies believe incentives(86 per cent) and regulation (83 per cent) are effective, butsignificantly fewer believe market trading schemes (59 percent) and voluntary agreements (45 per cent) are effective(see fig. 2 on page 9). Interestingly, the proportion ofexecutives who think market trading schemes are effective isactually lower than the proportion who support the idea of atrading scheme.17 16 20 14 32 13 7 29 20 17 10 12 28 18 10 8Total (%)UKFranceGermanySpainSwedenNetherlandsCzech RepublicCanadaUSARussiaBrazilChinaIndiaSouth AfricaAustraliaCurrently involved in any form of emissions trading scheme? Base: Total (654)9In September 2009, PricewaterhouseCoopers asked 250 Irish tax directors whether they would like the proposed €20 per tonne carbon tax to be introduced in December 2009or deferred.18 Appetite for change. PricewaterhouseCoopers.
pwc.com/appetiteforchangeFigure 9Support for a carbon tax.Total (%)UKFranceGermanySpainSwedenNetherlandsCzech RepublicCanadaUSARussiaBrazilChinaIndiaSouth AfricaAustralia5 13 19 38 2610 26 42 226 6 14 52 2222 28 32 187 39 14 29 117 10 53 304 4 32 39 2132 11 32 18 72 10 20 40 288 24 26 24 187 13 10 37 332 12 12 56 1810 4 8 28 502 6 10 34 4813 10 43 333 20 48 30Don’t knowNot at all supportiveNot very supportiveFairly supportiveVery supportiveHow supportive are you of a carbon tax? Base: Total (654)Figure 11Support for an emissions trading schemeTotal (%)UKFranceGermanySpainSwedenNetherlandsCzech RepublicCanadaUSARussiaBrazilChinaIndiaSouth AfricaAustralia4 11 17 34 3410 22 50 186 14 26 36 188 12 36 28 1611 29 25 21 143 3 23 30 4018 11 54 1811 18 25 36 118 22 36 346 23 18 31 2210 17 7 27 402 52 462 6 26 662 6 18 7410 10 10 17 535 10 10 43 33Don’t knowNot at all supportiveNot very supportiveFairly supportiveVery supportiveHow supportive are you of an emissions trading scheme? Base: Total (654)Appetite for change. PricewaterhouseCoopers. 19
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pwc.com/appetite<strong>for</strong><strong>change</strong>Figure 9Support <strong>for</strong> a carbon tax.Total (%)UKFranceGermanySpainSwedenNetherlandsCzech RepublicCanadaUSARussiaBrazilChinaIndiaSouth AfricaAustralia5 13 19 38 2610 26 42 226 6 14 52 2222 28 32 187 39 14 29 117 10 53 304 4 32 39 2132 11 32 18 72 10 20 40 288 24 26 24 187 13 10 37 332 12 12 56 1810 4 8 28 502 6 10 34 4813 10 43 333 20 48 30Don’t knowNot at all supportiveNot very supportiveFairly supportiveVery supportiveHow supportive are you of a carbon tax? Base: Total (654)Figure 11Support <strong>for</strong> an emissions trading schemeTotal (%)UKFranceGermanySpainSwedenNetherlandsCzech RepublicCanadaUSARussiaBrazilChinaIndiaSouth AfricaAustralia4 11 17 34 3410 22 50 186 14 26 36 188 12 36 28 1611 29 25 21 143 3 23 30 4018 11 54 1811 18 25 36 118 22 36 346 23 18 31 2210 17 7 27 402 52 462 6 26 662 6 18 7410 10 10 17 535 10 10 43 33Don’t knowNot at all supportiveNot very supportiveFairly supportiveVery supportiveHow supportive are you of an emissions trading scheme? Base: Total (654)<strong>Appetite</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>change</strong>. PricewaterhouseCoopers. 19
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