Environmental taxes and fees; environmental accounts

Environmental taxes and fees; environmental accounts

Tax payers Environmental taxes and fees Periods Environmental taxes and fees (mln euro)
A–U All economic activities Total environmental taxes and levies 2024* 14,214
A–U All economic activities Total energy-related taxes 2024* 9,780
A–U All economic activities Excise duties petrol and oth. minerals 2024* 3,663
A–U All economic activities Energy tax 2024* 4,396
A–U All economic activities Sustainable energy surcharge 2024* 0
A–U All economic activities Emission permits 2024* 1,660
A–U All economic activities Levies on stocks of petroleum products 2024* 60
A–U All economic activities Fuel tax 2024* 1
A–U All economic activities Total transport-related taxes 2024* 2,409
A–U All economic activities Passenger car and motorcycle registr.tax 2024* 872
A–U All economic activities Motor vehicle tax 2024* 1,302
A–U All economic activities Air travel tax 2024* 235
A–U All economic activities Total taxes/levies on polluting activiti 2024* 2,015
A–U All economic activities Wastewater treatment charge 2024* 479
A–U All economic activities Sewerage charges 2024* 313
A–U All economic activities Waste taks 2024* 509
A–U All economic activities Waste disposal charges (State) 2024* 251
A–U All economic activities Packaging tax 2024* 437
A–U All economic activities Civil aviation noise pollution tax 2024* 1
A–U All economic activities Manure surplus tax 2024* 7
A–U All economic activities Groundwater and landfill tax (Provinces) 2024* 18
A–U All economic activities Tap water and groundwater taxes 2024* 10
A–U All economic activities Reduction on energy taks 2024* -467
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation

The government charges several taxes and fees to support and finance environmental policy. This table presents an overview of the revenues of the environmental taxes and fees, classified in four categories: energy, transport, pollution and natural resources.
The revenues of environmental taxes and fees can be attributed by taxpayer, distinguishing private households, industries and non-residents.
The above mentioned revenues of environmental taxes and fees are presented in the following variables:

- value in current prices, million euros.

The table is part of the environmental accounts. The environmental accounts quantify the relationship between economy and environment. In order to arrive at a consistent statistical description of this relationship, the environmental accounts are in line with the classifications, definitions and revision strategy of the environmental accounts. As a result, environmental figures from the environmental accounts deviate in a number of cases from the environmental figures elsewhere on the CBS website, and in some cases, from the national accounts themselves.

Data available from: 1995

Status of the figures:
Figures for 2024 are provisional, the reporting years 1995-2023 are final.

Changes as of November 2025:
The figures for 2023 and 2024 have been updated.

When will new figures be published?
New figures are published annually around November.

Description topics

Environmental taxes and fees