2008, ISBN: 9781234129927

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RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 240 pages. Original publisher: Washington, DC : U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Environmental Finance Program, 2008. OCLC Number: (OCoLC)516079637 Subject: Sustainable development -- United States -- Finance. Excerpt: . . . Taxpayer Contributions Toward Toxic Waste Site Cleanup Description: In 1995, the polluter pays fees under the U. S. federal Superfund law expired. The polluter pays fees that expired included the crude oil tax, the chemical feedstock tax, and the corporate environmental income tax. These fees could potentially be reinstated by Congress, and groups such as the U. S. Public Interest Groups ( PIRGs ) are working to make that reinstatement happen. Since the expiration of the Superfund polluter pays fees in 1995, the financial burden for cleaning up toxic waste sites has switched entirely to U. S. taxpayers. Between 1995 and 2006, the burden to taxpayers for cleaning up Superfund sites increased in all U. S. states by hundreds of millions of dollars. For example, the cost to taxpayers for cleaning up Superfund sites in California, a state with 93 Superfund sites, increased from 36, 837, 101 in 1995 to 461, 523, 140 in 2004-2005. Taxpayers now pay for all Superfund-led toxic waste site cleanups, spending well over 1 billion annually to protect public health from industrial pollution. Reference for Further Information: U. S. Public Interest Groups ( PIRG ) Website: http: www. uspirg. org home reports report-archives healthy-communities healthy-communities on-april-17th-taxpayers-will-pay-to-clean-up-after-polluters-at-toxic-wastes-sites Gross Receipts Taxes Description: Gross receipts taxes are levied on the gross amount of money or other compensation, such as barter, that a business receives for its transactions in a given state. The gross taxable amount includes all reimbursed expenses billed to the customer. Examples of these expenses are charges for meals, travel, hotels, shipping, handling, and post. . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN., RareBooksClub<