【Weekly Topic】Environmental tax legislation: heavy taxes...

This is increasing the burden on businesses; with all that money already paid, do they still have the ability to invest in environmental protection facilities?

A vicious cycle can easily arise: the more taxes are paid, the less money is available for investments in environmental protection; as a result, more emissions occur, leading to higher tax burdens and narrower opportunities for business development. Therefore, more investment should be made in environmental protection, with corresponding greater incentives; or, the better the environmental management, the lower the emission levels, and thus the more funds available as incentives for environmental efforts, thereby creating a positive cycle

Will the taxes collected be used to compensate the people affected by polluted emissions?

Actually, for large projects, there are subsidies available, but for small businesses, it’s likely that they won’t be eligible for any support

Stringent measures for environmental protection can prevent environmental pollution, but once legislation is in place, the key lies in ensuring its effective implementation. For enterprises that cause severe environmental pollution, there are laws in place requiring them to be shut down or restructured, but we find that many such polluting enterprises continue to operate normally, while environmental protection authorities turn a blind eye. After the introduction of the Environmental Protection Tax Law, there should be no more taxation, yet pollution should still be addressed; I hope for a positive outcome.........

If companies were to follow environmental laws and regulations to the letter, over 95% of them across the country would not be able to survive. Therefore, raising taxes and increasing fines is of no use; what’s important is to maintain a balance between rewards and penalties – punishing those who act improperly while rewarding those who do well, so that natural selection can take place. But where does the money from these fines end up? Who knows?

High taxes should not be imposed; instead, penalties for exceeding limits should be increased to drive rapid progress in environmental protection under pressure

I support the legislation of an environmental protection tax that imposes heavy penalties on those who exceed emission limits; only in this way can companies pay more attention to environmental protection, and less competitive firms can be phased out.

Companies only think about making money and turn a blind eye to environmental pollution – this is a clear lack of social responsibility. Even if you employ dozens of workers, damaging the environment will harm many more innocent people. It is necessary to have a sense of social responsibility, increase investment in environmental protection, and act in the interest of oneself, others, the country, and the public. Don’t say the money has already been given to **; to put it plainly, if you can’t afford to play, then don’t play. . . .

1. It’s obviously something that imposes a burden on businesses. Where is the tax collected used? In fact, it forces industries to transform; those who don’t have money should stop doing business. So where can they go to work then? To areas with less pollution? Midwest? The Northeast? **Dare to issue the order? 2. Since it is known that taxes will be imposed, specific information about the enterprise becomes available. Then the question is: if the enterprise does not meet the standards, you impose penalties and shut it down. If the company is qualified, why do you still impose taxes? If you feel that current acceptable emission levels still cause environmental pollution, you can set stricter standards! The 8978 standard has been in use for over 30 years; have there been any changes? In short, it’s still a way of asking for money in disguise. 3. The third point raised by the original poster isn’t very meaningful; you’ve already exceeded the limits. If I had known that, I would have shut it down long ago – how could I still collect taxes in such a situation? 4. One more thing to add: corporate environmental protection is not just the responsibility of the companies that produce goods; there are many other factors as well. For example, about 10 years ago, I consulted on the overall smoke exhaust system for a welding factory; the total investment in the factory itself was around 10 million yuan, while the cost of installing the smoke exhaust system amounted to 9 million yuan. That environmental protection factory has now gone public. You should know that environmental protection enterprises are attached to manufacturing enterprises. The hosts are all dead; how can you still survive?