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2024-06-28 Europe

Danish farmers face world-first livestock 'flatulence tax' of up to £84-per-cow in bid to lower...

[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] … greenhouse gas emissions by 70% by 2030. Livestock contributes around 14.5 percent of greenhouse gas emissions globally.

To tackle the scourge, Danish farmers will be expected to pay 300 kroner (around £35) per tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent from 2030, up to 750 kroner (around £85) by 2035 - with cows, on average producing around six metric tonnes per year.

Due to an income tax deduction of 60%, the effective cost per ton will start at 120 kroner (£13.60) and increase to 300 kroner by 2035, amounting to a charge of around £75 per cow up to £190 by 2035.

The tax is to be approved in the 179-seat Folketing, or parliament, but the bill is expected to pass after the broad-based consensus.

According to Statistic Denmark, there were as of June 30, 2022, 1,484,377 cows in the Scandinavian country, a slight drop compared to the previous year.

Posted by Skidmark 2024-06-28 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11143 views ] Top

#1 Oh yeah, smart, raising the price of a basic like food to show your virtue.

Posted by Procopius2k 2024-06-28 19:01|| 2024-06-28 19:01|| Front Page Top

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