European Commission looking to tax crop-based biofuels the same as fossil fuels

February 21, 2022 |

In Belgium, Euractiv reports the European Commission is considering taxation of fossil fuels and crop-based biofuels at the same rate as part of the revision of the 2003 Energy Taxation Directive in an effort to transition the biofuel supply more quickly away from agricultural feedstocks. With patchwork fixes of the taxation policy since its implementation, anomalies have popped up around the EU, such as in the Visegrad countries where biofuels are currently taxed higher than fossil fuels.

Category: Policy

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