[sustran] Re: Are petrol taxes regressive? reposted from UTSG

[Rajendra Aryal]

Dear Colleague,

You could probably contact Dr. Gerhard Metchies at GTZ office in Eschborn, Germany.
As far as I remember he was making carrying out some study on fuel price and taxes.

With best wishes.

Rajendra Aryal
Programme Officer
United Nations Capital Development Fund
Nepal

Francis PAPON wrote:

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> >I suspect road fuel taxes to be regressive. I believe this issue is
> >probably well documented. Unfortunately I could not find any data breaking
> >down house-hold expenditure on transport by household income class.
> >
> >I would very much like to have this data for the UK, or for London, or for
> >any European country. Does anyone know where I could get it?
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> >Thank you. (and sorry for my approximate English)
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