
doi: 10.1111/polp.12619
AbstractMany countries are implementing carbon taxation to limit emissions, and this provides a new form of tax revenue. Studies have taken up the question of what forms of expenditure from carbon taxation receive public support and whether ‘revenue recycling’ can improve support for carbon taxation. However, public attitudes are ambiguous. We argue that some of the diverse findings partly reflect that previous studies have lacked the trade‐offs that come with expenditures and that we need to expand focus beyond what the average citizen wants. Therefore, we use an approach where members of the Danish public are asked how they would like to divide the total sum of carbon tax revenues between eight specific areas. We employ hierarchical cluster analysis, which shows a diverse field of groups. This reveals that, while generally popular, expenditures toward climate mitigation and adaptation need to be complemented by social spending to achieve broader support.Related ArticlesIke, Vivian. 2020. “The Impact of Veto Players on Incremental and Drastic Policy Making: Australia's Carbon Tax Policy and Its Repeal.” Politics & Policy 48(2): 232–64. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12346.Lachapelle, Erick, Thomas Bergeron, Richard Nadeau, Jean‐François Daoust, Ruth Dassonneville, and Éric Bélanger. 2021. “Citizens' Willingness to Support New Taxes for COVID‐19 Measures and the Role of Trust.” Politics & Policy 49(3): 534–65. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12404.Tuxhorn, Kim‐Lee, John D'Attoma, and Sven Steinmo. 2021. “Do Citizens Want Something for Nothing? Mass Attitudes and the Federal Budget.” Politics & Policy 49(3): 566–93. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12406.
carbon tax, revenue recycling, climate mitigation, greenhouse gas emissions, Denmark, public support, climate policy, social spending, coalitions, climate attitudes, public opinion, European Union
carbon tax, revenue recycling, climate mitigation, greenhouse gas emissions, Denmark, public support, climate policy, social spending, coalitions, climate attitudes, public opinion, European Union
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