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carbon-tax
Article, Resource filed under Energy, The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on May 12, 2009

ILSR’s Minnesota Carbon Tax Shift Archives

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/ilsrs-minnesota-carbon-tax-shift-archives/

In the 1990s, the Institute for Local Self-Reliance and other energy activists in Minnesota undertook an effort to get Minnesota to adopt a billion dollar "tax shift" that would have raised the cost of energy while reducing taxes on income and/or property. ILSR was integrally involved in the design of the legislative proposal and examined the impacts on various sectors of Minnesota’s economy. Below you will find the archive of the materials that were prepared to support the initiative. Over several years, the proposal was debated extensively but never enacted into law. Continue reading

taxshiftfaq
Resource filed under Energy, The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Feb 5, 1996

Efficiency and Pollution Reduction Act (EEPRA) of 1996: Questions and Answers – Factsheet

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/efficiency-and-pollution-reduction-act-eepra-1996-questions-and-answers-factsheet/

A factsheet related to the proposed Energy Efficiency and Pollution Reduction Act (EEPRA) in Minnesota during 1996-1997. EEPRA is a revenue neutral measure that proposes to increase energy taxes by $1.5 billion and to reduce existing taxes on labor or income by an equal amount. Continue reading

taxshiftindustry
Resource filed under Energy, The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Oct 5, 1995

The Impact of Pollution Taxes on Industry – Factsheet 4

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/impact-pollution-taxes-industry-factsheet-4/

A factsheet related to the proposed Energy Efficiency and Pollution Reduction Act (EEPRA) in Minnesota during 1996-1997. EEPRA is a revenue neutral measure that proposes to increase energy taxes by $1.5 billion and to reduce existing taxes on labor or income by an equal amount. Continue reading

taxshiftpoor
Resource filed under Energy, The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Oct 5, 1995

Pollution Taxes and the Poor – Factsheet 5

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/pollution-taxes-and-poor-factsheet-5/

A factsheet related to the proposed Energy Efficiency and Pollution Reduction Act (EEPRA) in Minnesota during 1996-1997. EEPRA is a revenue neutral measure that proposes to increase energy taxes by $1.5 billion and to reduce existing taxes on labor or income by an equal amount. Continue reading

taxshiftcritics
Resource filed under Energy, The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Oct 5, 1995

Ecological Tax Reform in Minnesota-Answering the Critics – Factsheet 6

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/ecological-tax-reform-minnesotaanswering-critics-factsheet-6/

A factsheet related to the proposed Energy Efficiency and Pollution Reduction Act (EEPRA) in Minnesota during 1996-1997. EEPRA is a revenue neutral measure that proposes to increase energy taxes by $1.5 billion and to reduce existing taxes on labor or income by an equal amount.
Continue reading

taxshiftarithmetic
Resource filed under Energy, The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Oct 5, 1995

The Arithmetic of Pollution Taxes – Factsheet 1

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/arithmetic-pollution-taxes-factsheet-1/

A factsheet related to the proposed Energy Efficiency and Pollution Reduction Act (EEPRA) in Minnesota during 1996-1997. EEPRA is a revenue neutral measure that proposes to increase energy taxes by $1.5 billion and to reduce existing taxes on labor or income by an equal amount.
Continue reading