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Table 6 Rates of tax for transport fuels in Sweden (Euro cents/litre)

From: Carbon taxation in France: a failure compared with experience elsewhere in Europe? The case of road freight transport

		1985	1990	1996	2000	2002	2005
Unleaded petrol 1	Energy tax		39.62	38.76	42.75	34.49	31.59
	CO₂ tax			10.10	10.18	15.94	23.58
	Total tax			48.86	52.93	50.43	55.18
Unleaded petrol 2	Energy tax		39.62	39.46	43.10	34.82	31.93
	CO₂ tax			10.10	10.18	15.94	23.58
	Total tax			49.56	53 .28	50.76	55.51
Other petrol leaded	Energy tax	35.73	42.02	45.80	50.56	41.92	39.38
	CO₂ tax			10.10	10.18	15.94	23.58
	Total tax			55.90	60.74	57.85	62.97
Diesel 1^a	Energy tax	6.29	12.77	17.38	22.02	14.41	11.57
	CO₂ tax	6.29	12.77	12.33	12.55	19.65	29.04
	Total tax			29.71	34.58	34.06	40.60
Diesel 2	Energy tax	6.29	12.77	19.73	24.75	17.03	14.24
	CO₂ tax	6.29	12.77	12.33	12.55	19.65	29.04
	Total tax			32.06	37.30	36.68	43.27
Diesel 3	Energy tax	6.29	12.77	22.90	28.18	20.41	17.80
	CO₂ tax	6.29	12.77	12.33	12.55	19.65	29.04
	Total tax			35.23	40.73	40.06	46.83

^aThe distinction between the three types of diesel were made by the Swedish authorities on the basis of environmental characteristics such as the fuel’s sulphur content

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