Introductory report on environmental taxes in Republic of Moldova

Platon, Victor (2016): Introductory report on environmental taxes in Republic of Moldova.

Abstract

The study was drafted in order to support the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (DCFTA) process in the Republic of Moldova by enhancing the capacities of the Ministry of Economy and other relevant organizations in the areas of policy design and selection, legal approximation, coordination, implementation, communication, monitoring and evaluation. The main objective was to propose a solution to adapt the existing revenues of the National Environmental Fund of Republic of Moldova in such a way to be compatible with the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Environmental Fund, environmental charges, free trade
• Subjects: Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q5 - Environmental Economics > Q50 - General; Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q5 - Environmental Economics > Q57 - Ecological Economics: Ecosystem Services ; Biodiversity Conservation ; Bioeconomics ; Industrial Ecology

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