Press Release: Environment: New studies strengthen the case for boosting flood protection and switching to greener taxes

On the 3 February 2014, the European Commission published two studies which showed how environment policy can spur economic growth by boosting flood protection and making more of a switch to greener taxes.

One produces more evidence about the overall economic benefits from timely investment in defences against flooding, and the other highlights the advantages of moving the tax burden away from labour and towards resource use and pollution.

European Commission: DG Environment: Greening the European Semester http://ec.europa.eu/environment/integration/green_semester/index_en.htm

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