Environmental taxation: protecting environment through extrafiscal taxing

Authors

  • Stefania Eugenia Barichello Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
  • Luiz Ernani Bonesso de Araújo Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/2178-8189.2007v11n0p113

Keywords:

Environmental taxing, extrafiscal taxing, environmental protection.

Abstract

The role of State in preserving the environment has revealed to be essential, seen that by interfering in economic activities it can establish the minimal regulation to be observed by society. Among the economic instruments employed by the modern State to protect environment it is the establishment of taxing, which constitutes source of profit from public means used in the financial activity and that can be employed either in its fiscal and extrafiscal aspect. Thus, the study contemplates a reflection upon Environmental taxation, delimitating in the ways of a form to protecting environment.

Author Biographies

Stefania Eugenia Barichello, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Mestranda em Integração Latino-Americana pela Universidade Federal de Santa Maria. Possui especialização em Direito Empresarial pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul e aperfeiçoamento em Análisis Económico del Derecho pela Universidad Nacional de Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Luiz Ernani Bonesso de Araújo, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Doutor em Direito pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Professor da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, da Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul e do Centro Universitário Franciscano e Vice-coordenador do Mestrado em Integração Latino-americana da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria.

Published

2007-12-15

How to Cite

Barichello, S. E., & Araújo, L. E. B. de. (2007). Environmental taxation: protecting environment through extrafiscal taxing. Scientia Iuris, 11, 113–131. https://doi.org/10.5433/2178-8189.2007v11n0p113

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