The effect of cleaner and sustainable sewage fee-to-tax on business innovation

Shang, Shuying; Chen, Zeming; Shen, Zhangfeng; Shabbir, Muhammad Salman; Bokhari, Awais; Han, Ning; Klemeš, Jiří Jaromír

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.132287

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“…The implementation of environmental taxes helps stimulate the innovation drive of enterprises and significantly promotes the input and output of technological innovation. This comprehensive tax system helps to balance the relationship between environmental protection and economic development, and enhances the environmental protection and innovation awareness of enterprises [31]. Emissions trading is another common form of ER2.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Levying environmental taxes can help accelerate the reduction of carbon emissions and promote the development of green innovative technologies in high-income and middle-income countries. Meanwhile, Shang et al [31], who share the same view, conducted an empirical test on the impact of environmental tax collection on corporate technological innovation. Research has found that levying environmental taxes can stimulate the innovation drive of enterprises and significantly increase the input and output of technological innovation.…”

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Environmental regulation effect on the different technology innovation-based the empirical analysis

Ma,

Tang

et al. 2024

PLoS ONE

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This article explores the impact mechanism of different types of environmental regulations on corporate green technology innovation (GTI). The research focuses on analyzing three types of environmental regulations: command based environmental regulation (ER1), market-oriented environmental regulation (ER2), and voluntary environmental regulation (ER3), and how they affect corporate GTI. This study selected enterprise GTI as the dependent variable and measured it by the number of applications for green invention patents and green utility model patents. The independent variables are the three types of environmental regulations mentioned above. According to data from Chinese A-share listed companies. Using benchmark regression models to analyze the impact of different environmental regulations on GTI, and constructing a moderating effect model to study the role of corporate R&D investment and government support in the process of environmental regulations affecting GTI. The results indicate that (1) ER1, ER2, and ER3 can all promote enterprise GTI, and the three environmental regulatory methods have a better synergistic effect. (2) R&D investment has a positive correlation with the relationship between ER2 and GTI, and a negative correlation with ER 3 and ER 1. (3) There are differences in the GTI performance of enterprises in different regions, ownership nature, factor density, and industry types under the influence of environmental regulations. (4) The impact of environmental regulatory policies on corporate GTI is mainly short-term. This study provides a new perspective on how environmental regulations affect corporate GTI, especially in the context of developing countries like China. The research findings emphasize the role of different types of environmental regulations in incentivizing corporate GTI, while also pointing out factors that governments need to consider when formulating environmental policies, such as regional differences and corporate characteristics, which are of great significance for promoting green development of enterprises and achieving broader sustainable development goals.

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confidence: 99%

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Environmental regulation effect on the different technology innovation-based the empirical analysis

Ma,

Tang

et al. 2024

PLoS ONE

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“…Sewage treatment fees, as an environmental and economic policy, are a key measure to control water pollution emissions and address water resource shortages [1][2][3][4][5]. With China's ongoing advancement in ecological civilization construction, sewage treatment standards are progressively rising.…”

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Current Status of and Suggestions on Sewage Treatment Fees in China

Zeng,

Ma,

et al. 2024

Water

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China’s sewage treatment standards have been gradually improving, yet there is a widening gap between sewage treatment fees and actual costs. This discrepancy, where the fees for sewage treatment are lower than the actual operational expenses, poses a significant bottleneck to the sustainable development of China’s sewage treatment industry. As a core aspect of environmental economic policies, sewage treatment fees are pivotal in regulating water pollution emissions and addressing water resource shortages. Currently, there are major issues with sewage treatment fees, including an incomplete pricing system, insufficient fees, unclear fee distribution, and a heavy reliance on local finances. These problems impede systematic planning, diminish management efficiency, and hinder the sustainable development of the sewage treatment industry. Thus, future research efforts should prioritize the establishment of a pricing mechanism that comprehensively covers the full cost of sewage treatment. This article presents a concise summary and review of the current situation, types of fee collection, cost accounting methodologies, challenges, and proposed countermeasures for sewage treatment fees, and could serve as a relevant reference for future research on sewage treatment fees. By comprehensively addressing these issues, the sewage treatment industry would progress towards healthier and more sustainable development, ultimately achieving the goal of green growth.

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“…A study analyzed the different ratio of ETR refunded to consumption tax on the national economy in China by the Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model and showed that environmental tax can curb high pollution without hurting the economy [ 11 ]. Further, Shang et al (2022) found that environmental tax can stimulate the innovation motivation of enterprises in China [ 12 ].…”

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The Effects of Environmental Tax Revenue on Sustainable Development in China

Wang

et al. 2023

IJERPH

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Despite extensive studies focused on environmental tax revenue (ETR) on the driver and linkage with socioeconomic variables over time, an in-depth investigation on the spatiotemporal driver and intrinsic characteristics (e.g., convergence and complex network) is in need, providing valuable information on formulating better environmental tax policy towards sustainable development. Therefore, the study comprehensively analyzed the spatiotemporal driver, convergence trend, and complex network of provincial ETR in a case of China over 2000–2019 by using temporal and spatial logarithmic mean Divisia index models (LMDI), convergence models, and social network analysis, respectively. We found that, first, two convergence clubs of ETR for China’s provinces over the period were found. Second, GDP per capita and tax intensity were the positive and negative drivers contributing the increase in ETR. Third, within differences in tax intensity and GDP per capita, as well as the differences in population and GDP per capita, were the main drivers widening the overall ETR gap. Fourth, the original hierarchical ETR spatial correlation structure has changed, while provinces exhibited certain degrees of heterogeneity in terms of ETR spatial association network. The study highlights that ETR plays a significant role in maintaining sustainable development and thus suggests that more importance of environmental tax policies at various levels should be attached.

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The effect of cleaner and sustainable sewage fee-to-tax on business innovation

Cited by 28 publications

References 20 publications

Environmental regulation effect on the different technology innovation-based the empirical analysis

Environmental regulation effect on the different technology innovation-based the empirical analysis

Current Status of and Suggestions on Sewage Treatment Fees in China

The Effects of Environmental Tax Revenue on Sustainable Development in China

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