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Is auctioning carbon permits to companies the same as a tax?

April 26, 2017auctioning carbon companies permits tax

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Is auctioning carbon permits to companies the same as a tax?

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No. When the state sells or leases assets owned by the public to private companies, it is not a tax. The Federal Government’s auction of the telecommunications broadcast spectrum is a license, not a property right.