Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
styrande skatt
English translation:
incentive tax
Added to glossary by
stephen mewes
Aug 25, 2010 07:31
13 yrs ago
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Swedish term
United Kingdom
MA, BA, 20 years' freelance experience
Native in: English
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English
styrande skatt
Swedish to English
Law/Patents
Law (general)
Fiskal och styrande skatt för effektivare energianvändning och ökad andel förnybar energi
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | incentive tax |
Barry Appleby
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| 1 | corrective tax |
Diarmuid Kennan
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| 1 | steering tax |
Thomas Johansson
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Proposed translations
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Barry Appleby
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, Swedish to English, Czech to English, and 1 more.
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incentive tax
A tax designed to provide an incentive for a change in behavior, a switch away from fossil fuels
Example sentence:
In January of 2008, Switzerland implemented a CO2 incentive tax on all fossil fuels, such as coal, oil and natural gas, unless they are used for energy
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22 mins
Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Ireland
Native in English
Specializes in field
Ireland
Reliable and accurate
Native in: English 
Works in: Danish to English, Norwegian to English, Swedish to English
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52
corrective tax
Just a guess.
19 mins
Thomas Johansson
Peru
Peru
Native in Swedish
Works in field
Peru
Accurate, careful translations
Native in: Swedish
Works in: English to Swedish, Spanish to Swedish, Portuguese to Swedish
Related KudoZ points
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17
steering tax
A tax intended to steer policies rather than finance them - in some sense. My impression.
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Note added at 21 mins (2010-08-25 07:53:38 GMT)
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As for instance taxes on the use of gasoline etc. - to make people use less.
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Note added at 22 mins (2010-08-25 07:54:23 GMT)
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I.e. rather than finance anything in particular. Or perhaps the Swedish alcohol tax.
Google this and compare the results.
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Note added at 21 mins (2010-08-25 07:53:38 GMT)
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As for instance taxes on the use of gasoline etc. - to make people use less.
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Note added at 22 mins (2010-08-25 07:54:23 GMT)
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I.e. rather than finance anything in particular. Or perhaps the Swedish alcohol tax.
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