Tax and the environment: Planting the seeds for a greener recovery

Mattias Cruz Cano

November 04 2020

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Governments face a historic opportunity to make their economies more sustainable post-COVID-19. Mattias Cruz Cano explains how tax will be central to tackling the climate crisis, but there is no easy path to follow.

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