An Assessment of Japanese Carbon Tax Reform Using the E3MG Econometric Model

Table 1

FY2012 proposed tax rates.

	Crude petroleum/petroleum products; (per kilo liter)	Gaseous hydrocarbon; (per ton)	Coal; (per ton)
Present	JPY 2,040	JPY 1,080	JPY 700
October 1, 2012	JPY 2,290	JPY 1,340	JPY 920
April 1, 2014	JPY 2,540	JPY 1,600	JPY 1,140
April 1, 2016	JPY 2,800	JPY 1,860	JPY 1,370