Holdings: Fiscal Policy Instruments for Reducing Congestion and Atmospheric Emissions in the Transport Sector : A Review

Fiscal Policy Instruments for Reducing Congestion and Atmospheric Emissions in the Transport Sector : A Review

This paper reviews the literature on the fiscal policy instruments commonly used to reduce transport sector externalities. The findings show that congestion charges would reduce vehicle traffic by 9 to 12 percent and significantly improve environme...

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Main Authors:	Timilsina, Govinda R., Dulal, Hari B.
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCIDENTS AIR AIR POLLUTION ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ALTERNATIVE FUEL ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLES ALTERNATIVE FUELS ALTERNATIVE MODES AMBIENT AIR POLLUTION ATMOSPHERIC EMISSIONS AUTOMOBILE AUTOMOBILES AVERAGE FUEL TAX AVERAGE TRAVEL TIME BICYCLES BRIDGE BUS BUS SUBSIDY BUSES CAR CAR MILEAGE CAR OWNERS CAR OWNERSHIP CAR SHARE CAR TRIPS CAR USE CARBON EMISSIONS CARBON MONOXIDE CARBON TAX CARBON TAXES CARS CLEAN FUEL CLEAN FUELS CLEANER FUELS CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUTERS CONGESTION CONGESTION CHARGE CONGESTION CHARGES CONGESTION CHARGING CONGESTION CHARGING SCHEME CONGESTION CHARGING SCHEMES CONGESTION COSTS CONGESTION EXTERNALITIES CONGESTION PRICING CONGESTION PROBLEMS CONGESTION RELIEF CONGESTION TOLLS COST OF TRAVEL DIESEL DIESEL FUEL DISPOSABLE INCOME DRIVERS DRIVING EFFICIENT VEHICLES ELECTRIC VEHICLES ELECTRONIC ROAD PRICING ELECTRONIC ROAD PRICING SYSTEM EMISSION EMISSION RATES EMISSION REDUCTIONS EMISSION STANDARDS EMISSION TARGETS EMISSIONS FROM TRANSPORT EMISSIONS STANDARDS ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF TRANSPORT ENVIRONMENTAL TARGETS ENVIRONMENTAL TAXES EXCISE DUTIES EXCISE DUTY EXCISE TAX EXCISE TAX ON FUEL EXCISE TAX ON GASOLINE EXPRESSWAYS EXTERNALITIES FARES FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FREEWAY FREEWAY LANES FUEL FUEL CELL FUEL CONSUMPTION FUEL CONVERSION FUEL ECONOMY FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE FUEL PRICE FUEL PRICE INCREASE FUEL PRICES FUEL SUBSIDIES FUEL TAX FUEL TAX RATES FUEL TAX REVENUES FUEL TAXATION FUEL TAXES FUEL TYPE FUEL USE GAS TAX GASOLINE GASOLINE CONSUMPTION GASOLINE TAX GASOLINE TAXES HIGH OCCUPANCY TOLL HIGHWAY HIGHWAY CONGESTION HIGHWAY NETWORK HOUSEHOLD TRAVEL HYBRID CARS HYBRID PASSENGER CARS HYBRID VEHICLES IMPACT OF TRANSPORT IMPACTS OF CONGESTION PRICING IMPACTS ON TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE COST INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT JOURNEY LOCAL AIR POLLUTANTS MOBILITY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION MOTOR VEHICLE MOTOR VEHICLES MOTORIST MOTORISTS NOISE PEAK HOURS PEAK PERIODS PETROLEUM GAS PETROLEUM PRODUCTS POLLUTION POLLUTION CONTROL POPULATION GROWTH PRICE ELASTICITY PRIVATE TRANSPORT PRIVATE VEHICLE PRIVATE VEHICLE OWNERSHIP PRIVATE VEHICLES PUBLIC ATTITUDES PUBLIC ROADS PUBLIC ROADWAYS PUBLIC SERVICE VEHICLES PUBLIC TRANSIT PUBLIC TRANSPORT PUBLIC TRANSPORT DEMAND PUBLIC TRANSPORT SUBSIDIES PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SUBSIDIES RAIL RAILWAY RAPID TRANSIT REBATES REGISTRATION FEES RIDERSHIP ROAD ROAD MAINTENANCE ROAD SYSTEMS ROAD TAX ROAD TAXES ROAD TRANSPORT ROAD USE ROAD USER ROAD USER CHARGING ROAD USER CHARGING SCHEMES ROUTES SAFETY SCHOOL BUS SPEEDS TAX TAX EXEMPTIONS TAX REVENUE TAXIS TOLL TOLLS TRAFFIC CONGESTION TRAFFIC FLOW TRAFFIC FLOWS TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT TRAFFIC VOLUME TRANSIT SERVICE TRANSPORT TRANSPORT ACTIVITIES TRANSPORT ECONOMICS TRANSPORT EXTERNALITIES TRANSPORT NETWORK TRANSPORT POLICIES TRANSPORT POLICY TRANSPORT RESEARCH TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORT SECTOR EMISSIONS TRANSPORTATION COSTS TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT TRANSPORTATION POLICIES TRANSPORTATION PRICING TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS TRAVEL BEHAVIOR TRAVEL CHOICE TRAVEL COSTS TRAVEL DEMAND TRAVELERS TRIP TRIP DESTINATION TRIPS TRUE URBAN ROAD URBAN TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE VEHICLE DESIGN VEHICLE EMISSIONS VEHICLE ENGINE VEHICLE FLEET VEHICLE LANES VEHICLE MILEAGE VEHICLE MILES VEHICLE OCCUPANCY VEHICLE OWNERS VEHICLE OWNERSHIP VEHICLE POPULATION VEHICLE QUOTA SYSTEM VEHICLE TAXES VEHICLE TRAFFIC VEHICLE TRAVEL VEHICLE USE VEHICLE-MILES VEHICLES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/06/9579011/fiscal-policy-instruments-reducing-congestion-atmospheric-emissions-transport-sector-review http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6872

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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6872

Fiscal Policy Instruments for Reducing Congestion and Atmospheric Emissions in the Transport Sector : A Review

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