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Factsheet: Tax exemption for biofuels in transport
Tax exemption for biofuels in transport
Key Information
Country/Region:
European Union
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CYPRUS (ΚΥΠΡΟΣ)
Goal/Aim:
Increase the share of biofuels in transport.
Type (and subtype) :
Economic/financial instruments
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Tax Reduction
Sector/Topic targeted:
Mobility, transport and logistics
Taxation and Trade
Status:
In force
Impact on regional bioeconomy objectives
Fostering effective governance and involvement of the society:
Not Relevant
Building a strong research, development and innovation base:
Not Relevant
Enhancing the creation of jobs and ensuring availability of required skills:
Not Relevant
Building competitive biobased industries:
Not Relevant
Creating a reliable and enabling policy setting:
Not Relevant
Address the (multilevel) cooperations needed to start biobased businesses:
Not Relevant
Creating an attractive environment including infrastructure:
Not Relevant
Availability of financial resources:
Not Relevant
Learning from the strategies/actions of other regions, clusters,...:
Not Relevant
Fostering the development of strong biobased markets:
Not Relevant
Contact References
Full name of Instrument & Measure (English):
Tax exemption for biofuels in transport
Contact of Responsible Authority:
Completed by:
Imperial College London
Completed on:
July, 2014
Advanced Information
Feedstock type targeted:
crops (cereals, sugar beet, oilseeds vegetables, plants/flowers, potatoes, fruits,...)
herbacious and green byproducts/residues (e.g. straw, stalks, leaves,...)
woody byproducts/residues (e.g. prunings)
manure
animal waste
herbacious perennial crops (miscanthus, switch grass,...)
woody perennial crops (short rotation coppice)
roundwood/sawnwood
forestry byproducts/residues (tops, branches, bark, stumps)
wood processing byproducts/residues (e.g. sawdust, sawmill byproducts)
pulp and paper byproducts (black liquor, tall oil)
postconsumer paper/cardboard
herbacious (incl. verge grass / roadside cuttings)
woody
used cooking oils
biowaste
landfill gas
sludge
Aqua/Marine/Fishing (including algae)
Product type targeted:
Biofuels (transport)
Value Chain:
Conversion / transformation / processing
Distribution/sales
Year Instrument & Measure Started:
2006
Year Last Instrument & Measure was last Amended:
2013
