JAPAN: Concrete Plan for Environmental Tax (Basic Outline)

Meta Data
Draft: 
No
Revision of previous policy?: 
No
Draft Year: 
2005
Effective Start Year: 
2005
Scope: 
National
Document Type: 
Plan/Strategy
Economic Sector: 
Power, Multi-Sector, Other
Energy Types: 
Coal, Oil, Power, Gas, Renewable, Solar, Wind, Other
Issued by: 
Government of Japan - Ministry of the Environment
Source: 
Government of Japan - Ministry of the Environment
File: 
Concrete Plan for Environmental Tax
Overall Summary: 
A plan to require all taxpayers, including businesses and households, to be involved in a fair contribution to climate change measures according to their volume of emissions. It aims to promote large emitting businesses to take measures by enlightening tax rate on those which make efforts to reduce emissions.
Efficiency
EE priorities: 
How the tax revenue is to be spent. For measures against global warming in businesses and households: -to promote energy saving houses & buildings -to promote low emitting cars [...]
Renewable Energy
RE priorities: 
How the tax revenue is to be spent. For measures against global warming in businesses and households: -to promote renewable energy like biomass, wind power, solar power, etc. [...]
Environment
Pollution control action plans: 
Purpose: To require all taxpayers, including businesses and households, to be involved in a fair contribution to climate change measures according to their volume of emissions.--- To promote large emitting businesses to take measures by enlightening tax rate on those which make efforts to reduce emissions.---Enlighten tax rate on the large emitting businesses by 80% on condition that they make efforts to reduce CO2 emissions.
Decarbonization strategy: 
Enlighten tax rate on the large emitting businesses by 80% on condition that they make efforts to reduce CO2 emissions.
Green finance: 
Enlighten tax rate on the large emitting businesses by 80% on condition that they make efforts to reduce CO2 emissions.---How the tax For measures against global warming in businesses and households revenue is to be spent: [...] -to manage and maintain forestry.
Pricing
Fossil fuel subsidies: 
Purpose: [...] To promote large emitting businesses to take measures by enlightening tax rate on those which make efforts to reduce emissions.---Coal for manufacturing steel, coke and other substances are exempt from the taxation.---Enlighten tax rate on the large emitting businesses by 80% on condition that they make efforts to reduce CO2 emissions.---Enlighten tax rate on kerosene is reduced by 50% considering its high demand in the cold latitudes.
Energy taxation: 
Tax Rate: 2,400 yen/carbon ton.---Tax on the material for producing electricity is supposed to be 0.25 yen/kWh) * gasoline 1.5 yen/L, etc. ) ---Tax burden on an average household: 2,000 yen a year (170 yen a month ).---Tax on gasoline, light oil, and jet fuel is tax-free for the time being considering the rise of oil prices these days, etc.---See document for details.
Carbon tax: 
Tax Rate: 2,400 yen/carbon ton.---Tax on gasoline, light oil, and jet fuel is tax-free for the time being considering the rise of oil prices these days, etc. [...] See document for details.
Investment
Tax and duty exemptions for energy equipment: 
Coal for manufacturing steel, coke and other substances are exempt from the taxation.