Relative to the total taxes of Araba, Bizkaia and Gipuzkoa as a whole, environmental taxes in 2022 accounted for 6.7%, one point less than in 2021.
The estates of Araba, Bizkaia and Gipuzkoa collected in total 1,284 million euros for environmental taxeswhich is 5.7% less than in the previous year (78 million), due to the decrease in the amount collected from the special tax on hydrocarbons.
This amount raised represents the 6.7% of total taxes managed in the Basque Autonomous Community, one point less than in 2021, and 1.5% of the Community’s gross domestic product.
Environmental taxes are grouped into three categories: taxes on energy, taxes on transport and taxes on pollution and resources, the Basque Statistical Institute recalled on Friday. eustat.
That of the energy They are the ones that register the highest amount, as in 2022 they amounted to 1,105 million euros, 86% of the total of these environmental taxes. These were also those that experienced the largest decrease, 7.4%, due to the evolution of the special tax on hydrocarbons, which at 925 million accounted for almost 84% of energy taxes and a decrease of 7.4% registered. 7%, i.e. 77 million.
Secondly, the transport taxes They contributed 164 million euros in 2022, 4.1% more than the previous year, which represented 12.8% of total environmental taxes.
Finally the taxes on pollution and resources contributed 1.2% of the total environmental taxes, with 16 million euros, 4 million more and an increase of 39.5%.
Source: EITB
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