• plyth@feddit.org
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    Iran war sparks EU proposal to reduce tax on electricity and encourage green transition

    Electricity is taxed far higher than fossil fuels. Could a new EU proposal finally reverse this?

    In other words, electricity was taxed so high to prevent a green transition.

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      Yeah, the fossil fuel lobbying definitely paid off for those companies. They really should start moving some of those subsidies into electricity and electric cars / sustainable public transport. There’s no reason not to. Battery tech is basically at the point that 95% of people could drive electrically with some minor adjustments so why not give it some more incentives?

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      Or the fossil fuel are not taxed enough, or even not taxed at all like plane fuel. Reducing taxes is reducing the money a country can invest into itself, in this case probably network development, green development support and regulation. This kind of idea is usually supported by capital owners.

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        Or the fossil fuel are not taxed enough

        True, but to then tax solar energy is a move against solar energy. Accepting the tax on solar energy in the name of fairness under those conditions is deception.