Economical Analyzing and Assessment of the Environmental Charges (Executive Problems) Iran's Case Study

Subject Areas : environmental management

Zahra Abedi ¹ , Mehdi Riahi ² , Saleh Salehi ³

1 - Assistant Professor, Faculty of Environmental Economy, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 - M.Sc Student, Faculty of Environmental Economy, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
3 - Economy & Accountancy Group, Islamic Azad University, Central Branch, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2009-09-09 Accepted : 2010-01-06 Published : 2014-12-22

Keywords: Economical instruments, Environmental charge, Economic Incentive Approach, Command and Control Approach,

Abstract :

Nowadays immethodical profiting of environmental assets and competition in ecological resourcesconsumption in the country illustrates an ascending procedure, and lack of suitable economicalinstruments leads to various environmental pollutions appearances.Using economical instruments like "green taxes" , "Tradable of marketable permits" and "deposit andrepayment systems" and finally "environmental charge" could be regarded as some solutions whichaid us to improving producers and consumers' behaviors to preserve the environment and alsoachieving sustainable development.In the decade of ninety existent realities forced the planners of the country to apply "EconomicIncentive Approach" instead of "command and Control Approach". For the same purpose it wasanticipated to enforce economical encouragers in the law of first and second plan of development.However industrial development after the war (Iraq against Iran) increased to such an event that didnot allow aforementioned policies to prevent environmental pollutions and damages.Therefore, for the first time in the country, environmental charge was introduced into article 134 andparagraph © of article 104 the low of third plan of economic, social and cultural development andsubsequently their executive bylaw were developed. Aforementioned executive bylaw is one of themost specialized guidelines developed so far in the country. In this paper an attempt was made towardeconomical analysis of "environmental charge" and determination of practical solutions in order toimprove efficiency of this economic instrument in Iran.For this purpose the activities of the department of the environment of more than thirty provincesduring the 2005-2007 were investigated and problems related to implementation of this law in thecontext of existing institutional arrangement of the department of the environment were assessed.The results of this study revealed that lack of adequate attention paid to economic aspects ofenvironmental charge as well as capacity of the compliant organization (department of the1- Assistant Professor, Faculty of Environmental Economy, Science and Research Branch, Islamic AzadUniversity, Tehran, Iran2- M.Sc Student, Faculty of Environmental Economy, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University,Tehran, Iran.3- Economy & Accountancy Group, Islamic Azad University, Central Branch, Tehran, IranJ.Env.Sci,TechJ.Env. Sci. Tech., Vol 16, No.4, Winter 2015211environment) are the main causes rendering this economical instrument ineffective in Iran and failingenvironmental planners and policy makers achieving their goals

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