Green fiscal reforms would contribute to climate change mitigation, increase the economic efficiency of national tax systems and provide additional public revenues. Some countries in Latin America have already taken first steps towards green fiscal reforms. This outlook article provides an overview of the major challenges for the successful implementation of such reforms and discusses how they could be overcome.
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Recommended Citation:
Jakob, Michael,Soria, Rafael,Trinidad, Carlos,et al. Green fiscal reform for a just energy transition in Latin America[J]. ECONOMICS-THE OPEN ACCESS OPEN-ASSESSMENT E-JOURNAL,2019-01-01,13