Environmental taxes and fees; environmental accounts

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Tax payers Environmental taxes and fees Environmental taxes and fees (mln euro)
Total taxpayers Total environmental taxes and levies 35,760
Total energy-related taxes 19,554
Excise duties petrol and oth. minerals 7,867
Energy tax 9,928
Sustainable energy surcharge 0
Emission permits 1,660
Levies on stocks of petroleum products 98
Fuel tax 1
Total transport-related taxes 8,876
Passenger car and motorcycle registr.tax 1,383
Motor vehicle tax 6,748
Air travel tax 745
Total taxes/levies on polluting activiti 6,986
Wastewater treatment charge 1,789
Sewerage charges 1,954
Waste taks 2,522
Waste disposal charges (State) 258
Packaging tax 437
Civil aviation noise pollution tax 1
Manure surplus tax 7
Groundwater and landfill tax (Provinces) 18
Tap water and groundwater taxes 344
Reduction on energy taks -4,667
A–U All economic activities Total environmental taxes and levies 14,214
Total energy-related taxes 9,780
Excise duties petrol and oth. minerals 3,663
Energy tax 4,396
Sustainable energy surcharge 0
Emission permits 1,660
Levies on stocks of petroleum products 60
Fuel tax 1
Total transport-related taxes 2,409
Passenger car and motorcycle registr.tax 872
Motor vehicle tax 1,302
Air travel tax 235
Total taxes/levies on polluting activiti 2,015
Wastewater treatment charge 479
Sewerage charges 313
Waste taks 509
Waste disposal charges (State) 251
Packaging tax 437
Civil aviation noise pollution tax 1
Manure surplus tax 7
Groundwater and landfill tax (Provinces) 18
Tap water and groundwater taxes 10
Reduction on energy taks -467
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing Total environmental taxes and levies 794
Total energy-related taxes 699
Excise duties petrol and oth. minerals 383
Energy tax 310
Sustainable energy surcharge 0
Emission permits 0
Levies on stocks of petroleum products 6
Fuel tax 0
Total transport-related taxes 31
Passenger car and motorcycle registr.tax 3
Motor vehicle tax 26
Air travel tax 2
Total taxes/levies on polluting activiti 62
Wastewater treatment charge 11
Sewerage charges 8
Waste taks 24
Waste disposal charges (State) 12
Packaging tax 0
Civil aviation noise pollution tax 0
Manure surplus tax 7
Groundwater and landfill tax (Provinces) 0
Tap water and groundwater taxes 2
Reduction on energy taks -42
01 Agriculture Total environmental taxes and levies 785
Total energy-related taxes 690
Excise duties petrol and oth. minerals 381
Energy tax 303
Sustainable energy surcharge 0
Emission permits 0
Levies on stocks of petroleum products 6
Fuel tax 0
Total transport-related taxes 31
Passenger car and motorcycle registr.tax 3
Motor vehicle tax 26
Air travel tax 2
Total taxes/levies on polluting activiti 62
Wastewater treatment charge 11
Sewerage charges 8
Waste taks 24
Waste disposal charges (State) 12
Packaging tax 0
Civil aviation noise pollution tax 0
Manure surplus tax 7
Groundwater and landfill tax (Provinces) 0
Tap water and groundwater taxes 2
Reduction on energy taks -40
02 Forestry and logging Total environmental taxes and levies 4
Total energy-related taxes 4
Excise duties petrol and oth. minerals 1
Energy tax 3
Sustainable energy surcharge 0
Emission permits 0
Levies on stocks of petroleum products 0
Fuel tax 0
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.

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Environmental taxes and fees