Tax shifting has been widely discussed and endorsed by economists. It involves lowering income taxes while raising levies on environmentally destructive activities, in order to create a more responsive market. For example, a tax on coal that included the increased health care costs associated with breathing polluted air, the costs of acid rain damage, and the costs of climate disruption would encourage investment in renewable technologies. Several Western European countries are already shifting taxes in a process known there as environmental tax reform. COUNT 3
QSN1 What involves lowering income taxes while raising levies? ANS1 Tax shifting QSN2 Several Western European companies are shifting taxes in a process known as what? ANS2 environmental tax reform QSN3 What is the purpose of tax shifting? ANS3 to create a more responsive market