But, relative to other forms of taxation, energy taxation tends to benefit consumers overall.

This is not the only reason why looking more closely at energy and carbon taxes makes sense. The current framework for energy taxation, particularly in Europe, is not sustainable.

5 Council directive 2003 96 EC of 27 October 2003 on restructuring the community framework for taxation of energy products and electricity.

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Mr. Zhiyong Zhang (China). Director General, International Taxation Department, State Administration of Taxation.

Governments can directly influence the prices of key resources like energy, money, and public goods and services through taxation, customs duties, production quotas, and natural resource ownership.

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There will be enough resources and prosperity to go around if we convert our economies to renewable energy sources, sustainable agricultural practices, and reasonable taxation of the rich.

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Another danger is heavy taxation.

The country has for many years pursued a strategy of indirect taxation as an instrument of environmental policy, including energy taxes in general and carbon dioxide taxes in particular.

Previous positions include Deputy Director, Division of International Fiscal Relations and Taxation for Non residents, Department of Taxation, Ministry of Finance.

Has lectured and written articles on taxation.

Meanwhile, direct taxation of corporations and individuals has tended to decline despite the moot claim that lower direct taxation ensures investment and growth.

With the help of French experts, he organized a system of indirect taxation, which provided the state with more revenue than direct taxation.

Excessive taxation can dull incentives and hinder growth.

But too little taxation can do the same.

Indeed, his ideas about taxation have revolutionized Europe.

Has published papers on accounting and taxation issues.

But there is always the risk that the IMF s recommendations calling for more taxation an increase in value added tax and higher energy tariffs together with Hezbollah s recurring demands, might create a political earthquake.

For example, a taxation and regulatory exchange would help countries to tackle tax avoidance and harmonize corporate taxation, while promoting information sharing and cooperation.

Moreover, corruption payments should be added to official taxation.

He focused taxation on imports and nonessential goods, like whiskey.

Although there is no taxation in the Territory, each person between 15 and 65 years of age is required to perform public work each month in lieu of taxation.

Nor has high taxation in the Nordic countries impeded economic performance.

Previous positions include Deputy Director General, Foreign Investment Taxation Department Chief, Income Tax Division, Foreign Investment Taxation Department and Chief, Tax Policy and Tax Administration Divisions, Offshore Oil Tax Administration.

First, the state transacts with the private sector through taxation and expenditure.

Financial repression is basically a form of administrative taxation of domestic savings.

It has the same effect as taxation, but it works much better.

However, such flat taxes may significantly reduce the progressive impact of taxation.

In December, State level laws on sales and excise taxation were passed.

Has published books and articles on tax law and double taxation treaties.

Taxation power is hardly checked by the National People s Congress or the media.

Mr. Noureddine Bensouda (Morocco). Director General of Taxation, Ministry of Finance and Privatization.

Laws on customs violations, procedures for indirect taxation, the Indirect Taxation Authority itself and procedures for enforcing payments had not yet been passed by the Bosnia and Herzegovina Parliament during the period under review.

Moreover, political and policy uncertainties on the fiscal, debt, taxation, and regulatory fronts abound.

Reforming financial sector taxation would also help to reduce excessive risk taking and leverage.

They can be regarded as alternative forms of taxation, albeit implicit rather than explicit.

Combining taxation and spending cuts allows the burden of adjustment to be distributed precisely.

Some seek to reduce the level of taxation of all people by the government.

Has published books and articles on international taxation, transfer pricing and the tax code.

Has written articles in the field of transfer pricing and other fields in taxation.

The Bosnia and Herzegovina authorities made steady progress towards fulfilling the legislative requirements in the reporting period, while important structural changes in the fields of crime prevention, the judiciary, customs and taxation, the development of a single economic space and the energy market were initiated.

Now, the pressure is on for structural reforms covering everything from labor markets to taxation.