Environmental Policy
Table4 :Utilization of Economic Instruments in Environmental Policies - Taxes and Charges
Table4 : Basic Research on General Public's Opinions Regarding Economic Measures (Survey of 2000 adults over 20 years old. 1445 valid responses. Conducted in February, 1995)
| Agree | Relatively agree | Relatively disagree | Disagree | Don't know | Total | Total number of those that agree | Total number of those that disagree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | b | c | d | e | a+b | c+d | |
| 179 (12.4) |
477 (33.0) |
362 (25.1) |
176 (12.2) |
251 (17.4) |
1445 (100.0) |
656 (45.4) |
538 (37.3) |
- Note:
- Numbers in ( ) indicate percentage among total respondents
| a | b | c | d | e | Total | a+b | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity | 176 (12.2) |
860 (59.5) |
351 (24.3) |
1 (0.1) |
57 (3.9) |
1445 (100.0) |
1036 (71.7) |
| Gas | 164 (11.3) |
806 (55.8) |
386 (26.7) |
28 (1.9) |
61 (4.2) |
1445 (100.0) |
970 (67.1) |
| Kerosene | 62 (11.2) |
736 (50.9) |
344 (23.8) |
131 (9.1) |
72 (5.0) |
1445 (100.0) |
898 (62.1) |
| Gasoline | 154 (10.7) |
679 (47.0) |
356 (24.6) |
169 (11.7) |
87 (6.0) |
1445 (100.0) |
833 (57.7) |
a: Decrease corresponding to price increase
b: Slight increase
c: No decrease
d: Don't use
e: Don't know
- Note:
- Numbers in ( ) indicate percentage among total respondents
| Reasons | |
|---|---|
| Increased burden on household spending | 282 (52.4) |
| Negative influence on the country's economic prosperity | 22 ( 4.1) |
| Cannot tell whether it serves as an effective environmental protection measure or not | 184 (34.2) |
| Cannot tell what the tax revenue will be used for | 193 (35.9) |
| Think it better to use restrictive measures rather than taxation | 128 (23.8) |
| Other reasons | 11 ( 2.0) |
| Total | 538 |
- Note:
- "Tax revenue" refers to revenue from environmental taxes and charges.
- "Tax" refers to environmental taxes.
- Numbers in ( ) show percentage among the total number of people that disagreed.