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Paying Too Much for Pollution? - An Assessment of an Environmental User Fee from the Philippines

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  • Maria Angeles Catelo

    (Dept. of Economics, College of Economics and Management, University of the Philippines Los Banos)

  • Asa Sajise

    (Dept. of Economics, College of Economics and Management, University of the Philippines Los Banos)

  • Bernice Anne Darvin

    (Dept. of Economics, College of Economics and Management, University of the Philippines Los Banos)

  • Paul Joseph Ramirez

    (Dept. of Economics, College of Economics and Management, University of the Philippines Los Banos)

Abstract

The 'polluter pays' principle is one of the bedrocks of environmental policy. However, implementing this approach in a way that does not unduly handicap businesses is a challenge for I policy makers across Southeast Asia. A new study from the Philippines has looked at the commercial implications of pollution abatement charges to see what impact they are having on business and to see if it can be made more 'business friendly'. The pollution charge system under assessment is part of a strategy to help clean up wastewater discharges into the Lagung de Bay, the second largest fresh water lake in Southeast Asia.

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  • Maria Angeles Catelo & Asa Sajise & Bernice Anne Darvin & Paul Joseph Ramirez, 2008. "Paying Too Much for Pollution? - An Assessment of an Environmental User Fee from the Philippines," EEPSEA Policy Brief pb2008042, Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA), revised Apr 2008.
    • Handle: RePEc:eep:pbrief:pb2008042
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    Keywords

    pollution; user fee; Philippines;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q52 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Pollution Control Adoption and Costs; Distributional Effects; Employment Effects

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