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Preferred term

Pigouvian tax

Type

  • AFO Concept
  • YSO Concept

Definition

  • A Pigovian tax is a tax that aims to restrict the negative side effects of market activities to the environment or health.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • environmental protection tax
  • Pigovian tax

In other languages

Finnish

Swedish

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/koko/p35402

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