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Ökosteuer

English translation: Environmental tax, green tax


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German term or phrase:Ökosteuer
English translation:Environmental tax, green tax
Entered by: cologne
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08:56 Feb 2, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Accounting
German term or phrase: Ökosteuer
Indirekte Leistungsverrechnung auf Basis Ist-Leistungsmengen, Verteilung Energiekosten, Öko-und Grundsteuer
cologne
Germany
Local time: 00:19
Environmental tax
Explanation:
Redefining Progress: Programs: Sustainable Economics ...
... Environmental Tax Reform: A Market-Based Solution. ... In addition, a portion of the revenues from environmental tax reform can be used to provide: ...
www.sustainableeconomy.org/ETR.htm - 14k

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Note added at 2004-02-02 08:59:17 (GMT)
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ENVIRONMENTAL TAX LEGISLATION
ENVIRONMENTAL TAX LEGISLATION. Brief summaries of environmental tax issues in various countries are presented below: AUSTRALIA. BELGIUM. CANADA. HONG KONG/CHINA. ...
www.greentaxes.org/legis.asp - 5k -
Selected response from:

writeaway
Local time: 00:19
Grading comment
Thanks, in this context I'll go for this one.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +8Environmental tax
writeaway
4 +5eco-tax / green taxxxxIanW


  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Ökosteuer
eco-tax / green tax


Explanation:
Either "eco-tax" or "green tax" - I've seen both used.

xxxIanW
Local time: 00:19
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  writeaway: green tax in Ireland? ;-)
2 mins
  -> Ireland is not as green as it's cracked up to be

agree  EdithK: Morning, back from Dublin last night, rain, wind, rain, storm, rain, wind, rain, storm, rain, wind .......
33 mins
  -> Morning Edith - is it better in Frankfurt? Here in Cologne it's rain, wind, rain, storm, rain, wind, rain, storm ...

agree  Cécile Kellermayr
37 mins

agree  Tatjana Dujmic
46 mins

agree  Textklick: I'll go with green, sure I will
50 mins

neutral  David Moore: With the context given, I feel this is too colloquial. But disagreeing was probably a little unkind....
1 hr
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +8
Environmental tax


Explanation:
Redefining Progress: Programs: Sustainable Economics ...
... Environmental Tax Reform: A Market-Based Solution. ... In addition, a portion of the revenues from environmental tax reform can be used to provide: ...
www.sustainableeconomy.org/ETR.htm - 14k

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Note added at 2004-02-02 08:59:17 (GMT)
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ENVIRONMENTAL TAX LEGISLATION
ENVIRONMENTAL TAX LEGISLATION. Brief summaries of environmental tax issues in various countries are presented below: AUSTRALIA. BELGIUM. CANADA. HONG KONG/CHINA. ...
www.greentaxes.org/legis.asp - 5k -

writeaway
Local time: 00:19
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 10
Grading comment
Thanks, in this context I'll go for this one.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  kalimeh
25 mins

agree  David Moore: In the context given, this fits better
1 hr

agree  Mario Marcolin
2 hrs

agree  hirselina
2 hrs

agree  Michele Johnson
3 hrs

agree  Armorel Young: with David, green tax is too colloquial. And no capital letter for environmental
3 hrs

agree  Nancy Arrowsmith: since the idea is so foreign to many, this is better
9 hrs

agree  Bianca Adriaensen
13 hrs
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