¥zum Beispiel:
–government grants
–investment tax credits
–conservation tax credits for pollution
abatement equipment
¥Advantages:
–focus upon prevention rather than
remedial action
–meet with less opposition
–decrease private production and
construction costs
–can lead to higher profits and cheaper
homes
–improve enterprise competitiveness in
international markets (WTO????)
¥Disadvantages:
–do little to internalize costs
–lower Òprivate costsÓ -> over consumption of pollution generating
activities
–increase output rather than conserve
resources & improve
environment
–use rather than generate tax
revenues
–susceptible to political & financial
influence
–difficult to discontinue when no longer
needed
–divert tax revenues away from other
needs