Re:Nuclear turn green as EU parliament approves new taxonomy
by littlecranky67 on Thursday July 07, 2022 @10:40AM
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Yes, taxes and subsidies distort the actual costs of energy production. But if you look at my example, 90% of the Stromsteuer (tax on your energy bill as a household) don't go into funding of energy production, but to stabilize the (very broken) german mandatory pension/retirment system. But yes, one could argue that it is just moving around taxes in the government spending household.
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Re:Nuclear turn green as EU parliament approves new taxonomy
by derrasterpunkt on Thursday July 07, 2022 @12:41PM
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This is because taxes in Germany can’t be tied to a specified purpose. This is intentional.