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The parties that make up the Lithuanian Christian National-Democratic Union coalition and the Liberal Movement of the Republic of Lithuania are also talking about carbon dioxide emissions being managed through financial instruments. The third partner, the Freedom Party, calls for carbon neutrality.
Simonas Gentvilas, vice president of the Liberal Movement, re-elected in the Seimas for the next term, would like to occupy the position of Minister of the Environment in the new Government. In a press conference held after the second round of elections, he implied that he would be reviewing the application of the motor vehicle registration tax.
“Block the poor with polluting cars. It’s badly planned, “he said.
Gentville added that the liberals were in favor of cutting all taxes except pollution.
“It must be said that these taxes can be avoided by doing the right thing by living. We need to encourage people to make greener decisions,” he said.
Simon Gentville
The October European Council endorsed the European Commission’s goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030. Current Environment Minister Kęstutis Mažeika has previously said that to achieve such ambitious goals, higher taxes on pollution will be needed.
For example, a carbon tax is currently being debated in the European Parliament. It is proposed that, from 2023, companies that import polluting products into the Community pay this tax.
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The state budget project for 2021 presented to the Seimas predicts that its income will reach 11.38 billion. 150 million euros. EUR or 1.26%. less than planned this year.
However, there are sources of revenue that should contribute more to the budget, namely pollution taxes and vehicle taxes.
For example, 14,847 million euros of pollution taxes will be collected. EUR, which is 120.15%. more than planned this year.
However, as Delfi explains in the comment of the Economic Measures Policy Division of the Department of Investments and Economic Measures of the European Union of the Ministry of the Environment, the increase will be smaller compared to real income than projected for 2020 .
“The real income for the state budget in 2020 is 12 million. The projected income for 2021 is 14,847 million euros. The increase would be only 20%.
It should be noted that the forecasts are adjusted based on real data, which are determined not only by the tax declared by taxpayers at the basic rate, but also by the tax calculated by environmental officials when irregularities are applied to a tax rate. highest.
By tightening controls on stationary sources of pollution and establishing instances of exceeding the norm or undeclared taxes for the amount of regulatory pollutants or undeclared in excess, taxes are calculated at higher rates, significantly contributing to increased revenue budgetary ”, responded the Ministry.
50.856 million vehicle taxes should be collected in 2021. EUR, 59.79 percent. plus.
Representatives of the Ministry explained that the vehicle tax actually consists of a registration tax for merchandise vehicles and a registration tax for M1 and N1 motor vehicles, which came into effect on July 1.
“Trucking tax revenue is about LTL 20 million annually. The registration rate for M1 and N1 motor vehicles (based on carbon dioxide emissions) is projected based on revenue contributed by Regitra during the last 3 months, which amounted to about 8 million euros.
Taking this into account, it is projected that in 2021 they will amount to about 30 million. euros. The total amount of tax on vehicles would amount, as indicated, to 50,856 million euros. euros ”, answered the experts.
Representatives of the Climate Policy Group of the Ministry of the Environment, Delfi, also provided data that in 2018, 20.3 million tons of emissions were released into the atmosphere in Lithuania. tons of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, about 1.7 percent. less than in 2017.
The transport (30.2%) and energy (28.6%) sectors registered the highest emissions. In third place, agriculture (21.1%), somewhat less industry (15.6%) and waste (4.5%).
Compared to 2017, GHG emissions increased in transport (6.4%), cement production (13.5%), fuel use in industrial companies (7.2%), home heating and commercial companies (2.9%). .) sectors and remained about the same or decreased in other sectors.
In 2018, 3.9 million LTL were absorbed in Lithuania. tons of carbon dioxide, mainly due to evergreen forests and grasslands. The main greenhouse gas emissions in Lithuania, carbon dioxide, accounted for 67.4%. of total emissions in 2018. There were significantly less emissions of methane – 15.1%, nitrous oxide – 14.6%, fluorinated gases – 2.9%.
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