During financial year 2017, households in Australia paid approximately 6.5 billion Australian dollars in environmental taxes that were related to the energy sector. While some of these taxes were specifically related to the renewable energy segment, the largest share was associated with excise tax on crude oil and LPG.
Energy related environmental taxes paid by households in Australia from financial year 2008 to 2017
(in million Australian dollars)
Note: Values are in current prices. According to the source: “An environmental tax is a tax who’s tax base is a physical unit (or proxy to it) of something that has a proven, specific, negative impact on the environment ".
Australia's financial year runs from July 1 to June 30; for example, financial year 2017 starts on July 1, 2016 and ends on June 30, 2017.
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (July 26, 2019). Energy related environmental taxes paid by households in Australia from financial year 2008 to 2017 (in million Australian dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033720/australia-environmental-energy-tax-paid-by-households/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Energy related environmental taxes paid by households in Australia from financial year 2008 to 2017 (in million Australian dollars)." Chart. July 26, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033720/australia-environmental-energy-tax-paid-by-households/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2019). Energy related environmental taxes paid by households in Australia from financial year 2008 to 2017 (in million Australian dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033720/australia-environmental-energy-tax-paid-by-households/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Energy Related Environmental Taxes Paid by Households in Australia from Financial Year 2008 to 2017 (in Million Australian Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033720/australia-environmental-energy-tax-paid-by-households/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Energy related environmental taxes paid by households in Australia from financial year 2008 to 2017 (in million Australian dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033720/australia-environmental-energy-tax-paid-by-households/ (last visited December 04, 2024)
Energy related environmental taxes paid by households in Australia from financial year 2008 to 2017 (in million Australian dollars) [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, July 26, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033720/australia-environmental-energy-tax-paid-by-households/