PartagerSpain proposes F-gas tax
Following recommendations by the European Union to increase the environmental tax burden, the Spanish Council of Ministries has approved a tax on fluorinated greenhouse gases.
Following recommendations by the European Union to increase the environmental tax burden, the Spanish Council of Ministries has approved a tax on fluorinated greenhouse gases.
Starting in January 2014, the tax would be levied throughout Spanish territory on the consumption of fluorinated gases (F-gases) with Global Warming Potential (GWP) above 150, including hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). The use of F-gases in hermetically sealed systems and pre-charged equipment with up to 3kg of HFCs would be exempt from the proposed tax.
Tax levels will be calculated on based on the GWP of fluorinated gases or their mixtures, by applying the coefficient of 0.020 to the GWP value of each fluorinated gas, up to a maximum of €100 per kilogram, thus corresponding to a tax level of € 20 per tonne of CO2, a level comparable to the F-gas tax in Denmark.
Making use of the GWP values referred to in the current EU F-gas Regulation could result in a tax rate of € 26/kg for R134a for example.
Suppliers warned this tax could have serious repercussions for the European cooling industry, since cost of R134a would go up tenfold and cost of R404a would go up twenty fold. Certain cooling industry observers believe that it could cause serious problems for the supply chain if costs are not passed on.
http://www.racplus.com/news/spanish-f-gas-tax-proposal-would-send-refrigerant-costs-skyrocketing/8650837.article
http://www.r744.com/news/view/4379
Starting in January 2014, the tax would be levied throughout Spanish territory on the consumption of fluorinated gases (F-gases) with Global Warming Potential (GWP) above 150, including hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). The use of F-gases in hermetically sealed systems and pre-charged equipment with up to 3kg of HFCs would be exempt from the proposed tax.
Tax levels will be calculated on based on the GWP of fluorinated gases or their mixtures, by applying the coefficient of 0.020 to the GWP value of each fluorinated gas, up to a maximum of €100 per kilogram, thus corresponding to a tax level of € 20 per tonne of CO2, a level comparable to the F-gas tax in Denmark.
Making use of the GWP values referred to in the current EU F-gas Regulation could result in a tax rate of € 26/kg for R134a for example.
Suppliers warned this tax could have serious repercussions for the European cooling industry, since cost of R134a would go up tenfold and cost of R404a would go up twenty fold. Certain cooling industry observers believe that it could cause serious problems for the supply chain if costs are not passed on.
http://www.racplus.com/news/spanish-f-gas-tax-proposal-would-send-refrigerant-costs-skyrocketing/8650837.article
http://www.r744.com/news/view/4379