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| Tax Type | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| Energy | 2,811 | 3,026 | 3,107 | 3,226 | 3,135 |
| Transport | 1,783 | 1,873 | 1,910 | 1,914 | 1,896 |
| Pollution and Resource | 48 | 47 | 58 | 46 | 27 |
| Total | 4,642 | 4,947 | 5,075 | 5,186 | 5,058 |
| Annual % change | 4.5% | 6.6% | 2.6% | 2.2% | -2.5% |
| % of total taxes | 8.5% | 8.3% | 8.1% | 7.9% | 7.1% |
€5.1 billion of environment related taxes were collected in 2018, a drop of 2.5% on 2017. This was the first substantial decrease since 2009 and is explained by a drop in taxes paid on light hydrocarbon oil products and motor tax. Energy taxes (mainly taxes on transport fuels) accounted for 62% of total environment taxes in 2018 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." |
