Update December 2016-February 2017

1. The Ex’tax Project
Update
NOVEMBER 2016 – JANUARY 2017

2. Starting with the biggest news:
we launched our EU study!

3. www.neweranewplan.com

5. The launching event took place
in Brussels

6. From left to right: H.R.H. Prince Carlos de Bourbon de Parme, former Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende,
Femke Groothuis, Janez Potocnik (UNEP), Steven Tebbe (CDP), Ambassador Wepke Kingma, Deputy Permanent
Representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the EU.

7. We are especially proud of the
endorsements of:

9. "If anything, the study ‘New
era. New plan. Europe’
shows that a shift in taxes
not only would benefit
economies, it would also
boost EU’s Action plan for a
circular economy and
several Sustainable
Development Goals.”
- H.R.H. Prince Carlos de
Bourbon de Parme

10. "The report 'New era. New
Plan. Europe' shows us the
possibilities and opportunities
a fundamental shift in taxes
has to offer. It is a valuable
study for policy- and decision
makers in businesses and
governments who are looking
for solutions to address the
challenges of our time:
climate change, pollution,
inequality, unemployment
and resource scarcity.”
- Feike Sijbesma, CEO Royal DSM,
Co-chair Carbon Pricing
Leadership Coalition (CPLC)
convened by the World Bank

11. Mr. Sijbesma wrote the preface to the
report and has enabled Femke to visit
the World Economic Forum
in Davos!

12. Ex’tax at Davos, 2017

13. Accountancy Europe and EPC invited Femke to a
panel discussion with European Commissioner Pierre Moscovici
(Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs)
https://www.accountancyeurope.eu/events/modernising-tax-policies-eu-single-market/

14. Commissioner Moscovici welcomed
our work to help convince his fellow
Commissioners to revitalise projects
on taxation of resources instead of
labour.

15. http://www.endseurope.com/article/48312/eu-
tax-commissioner-calls-for-green-tax-shift

16. Femke was invited to present (via skype)
to the Climate Leadership Council,
“[a group of] forerunner companies [that] are leading other companies and
organisations with their example to move towards operations that lead to
carbon-neutrality and sustainable use of natural resources, both in
Finland and abroad.”
http://clc.fi/en/about-us/#vision-and-strategy

17. Femke was invited to the launching
round table of the KPMG Responsible
Tax Project (Paris)
“The KPMG Global Responsible Tax Project invites the full range of
stakeholders, including taxpayers, academia, media, government,
global bodies, politicians, NGOs and tax professionals, to inform
thinking on what responsible tax behavior looks like in a global
context.”
https://responsibletax.kpmg.com/page/about-responsible-tax

18. A selection of the expressed support
online (and offline):

23. Front page national newspaper Trouw:
‘More jobs through greener taxes’
http://www.trouw.nl/tr/nl/4332/Groen/article/detail/4441558/2016/12/30/Snel-meer-banen-door-groenere-belasting.dhtml

24. Extended article: ‘Save the world, change taxes’

25. This was retweeted so often that Trouw decided to
publish a follow-up: ‘Green incentives for consumers’
Fewer trips by
airplane, more jobs
in healthcare. What
will be the impact for
consumers of more
green incentives?
#taxsystem

26. Interview on BNR Nieuwsradio
https://www.bnr.nl/radio/roelof-hemmen/10316162/5-januari-zwarte-cross-radicaliseren-en-zwemmen (3:24-11:30 min)

27. Interview on DuurzaamBV (‘Sustainable Business’) radio
to explain how a tax shift enables circular business models
https://soundcloud.com/duurzaambv-radio/podcast-femke-groothuis-extax-groene-economie-stimuleren-met-belasting

28. http://www.duurzaambedrijfsleven.nl/finance/19887/extax-in-een-circulaire-
economie-betaalt-de-vervuiler?
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https://meijburg.com/publications/tax-shift-could-boost-economic-growth-create-jobs-and-cut-
pollution-across-europe
http://www.camecon.com/news/extax-report-featuring-input-from-cambridge-econometrics-
launched-in-brussels/
http://moneytalk.knack.be/geld-en-beurs/belastingen/een-
belastingverschuiving-van-arbeid-naar-natuurlijke-
grondstoffen-dringt-zich-op/article-opinion-802381.html

29. http://www.engineeringnet.be/belgie/detail_belgie.asp?
Id=18072&titel=Go4Circle%20voor%20taxshift%20van%20arbeid%20naar%20milieubelastende
%20consumptiegoederen&category=nieuws
http://www.agriholland.nl/nieuws/artikel.html?id=187704
https://www.fluxenergie.nl/drastische-hervorming-belastingen-zorgt-snel-co2-reductie-en-
banen/
http://www.terraqui.com/blog/actualidad/las-reformas-fiscales-entran-de-lleno-en-los-
debates-de-la-economia-circular/

30. https://go4circle.be/artikel/taxshift-van-arbeid-naar-milieubelastende-consumptiegoederen-goed-
voor-economie-en-milieu

31. In the Netherlands, elections will be held
in March. A business association
(De Groene Zaak) and a news platform
(Duurzaambedrijfsleven.nl) created a tool to
help in the voting proces.
The first criterion is: which political parties
support the tax shift from labour to natural
resource use?

32. http://www.duurzaambedrijfsleven.nl/partner/kieswijzer-duurzame-economie

33. The past 3 months have been amazing
and we have a spectacular plan ahead!
Stay tuned!
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