Implications of the use of environmental taxes

The European Commission, DG XI, has published an invitation to tender for a study with the main objective of evaluating the economic and environmental implications of the use of environmental taxes and charges by EU Member States. The study should evaluate a representative nu...

The European Commission, DG XI, has published an invitation to tender for a study with the main objective of evaluating the economic and environmental implications of the use of environmental taxes and charges by EU Member States.

The study should evaluate a representative number of such instruments and estimate their effects on the environment, internal market, and on relevant producers and intermediate and final consumers.

Applicants should demonstrate experience in the area of environmental taxation, environmental economics and the Internal Market of the European Community. The proposed team must be capable of meeting the requirements, such as curricula vitae, list of relevant projects, etc., which should also show that the team is technically capable of carrying out the work.

In addition, evidence must be provided on the financial viability by furnishing (extracts from) financial statements covering the past 3 years.

The offers will be assessed according to which degree the proposal shows a thorough understanding of the technical requirements of the work to be done, especially in respect to environmental economics, environmental taxation and economic and environmental analyses. It will also be assessed according to the appropriateness of the choice of levies intended to be evaluated at the level of excellence of the research team, as evidenced by its composition.
For further information, please contact:

Mr B. Sinnott, DG XI.3
Budget, Finances and Contracts
European Commission,
rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200
B-1049 Bruxelles)

Fax [phone]; Tel. [phone] (administrative and financial matters)/322-2966546 (technical matters).

Reference XI.B1/ETU/980117 must be mentioned