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Taxation on consumption - including green taxation

Indirect Tax Tool

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    The Indirect Tax Tool (ITT) extends the scope of EUROMOD simulations, allowing for the simulation of consumption taxes, inflation analysis and price-side measures. 

    Indirect Tax Tool 

Tax reforms on VAT and Excises

  • Woman buying wine at supermarket or grocery VAT and excises

    Consumption taxes are a crucial revenue source for EU governments and an effective tool to promote healthier and sustainable choices. Our unit analyzes and supports evidence-based policy to ensure fairness and effectiveness in tax systems.

    Tax reforms on VAT and Excises   

Tax reforms for a green and fair transition

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    We provide ex-ante assessments of the expected distributive and budgetary effects of green taxation reforms, as well as potential compensatory measures for the promotion of a fair transition. 

    Tax reforms for a green and fair transition

Distributional impact of energy price measures

Energy Poverty

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    We support the efforts to monitor and tackle the Energy poverty by analysing energy poverty indicators and profiling vulnerable households to improve policy targeting. 

    Energy Poverty 

Green EUROMOD

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    We incorporated household Green House Gas footprints to our microsimulation toolbox to expand the scope of green policies we can assess (for example: carbon taxes). 

    Green EUROMOD 

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