| €m | |||||
| Tax Type | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Energy | 2,621 | 2,704 | 2,801 | 3,001 | 3,076 |
| Transport | 1,472 | 1,662 | 1,783 | 1,869 | 1,908 |
| Pollution and Resource | 66 | 64 | 57 | 45 | 58 |
| Total | 4,159 | 4,429 | 4,641 | 4,914 | 5,042 |
| % of total taxes | 8.7% | 8.8% | 8.5% | 8.2% | 8.1% |
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€5 billion of environment related taxes were collected in 2016, an increase of 2.6% on 2015 and the highest level yet recorded. Energy taxes (mainly taxes on transport fuels) accounted for 61% of total environment taxes in 2016 with another 38% coming from Transport taxes (including motor tax and vehicle registration tax).
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An environment tax is defined by Regulation (EU) 691/2011 as: "A tax whose tax base is a physical unit (or a proxy of a physical unit) of something that has a proven, specific negative impact on the environment, and which is identified in the European System of Accounts as a tax." |
