OECD urges Lithuania to cut fossil fuel subsidies, introduce carbon tax

  • 2020-11-23
  • BNS/TBT Staff
VILNIUS – The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has called on Lithuania to reduce fossil fuel subsidies and introduce a carbon tax to green its economy. "This policy should be tightened, reducing fossil fuel subsidies," OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurria told an online news conference on Monday.     "Sometimes we get the impression that we are working very hard to save or get a few extra euros to save nature, but at the same time we are spending a lot of money to subsidize fossil fuels that are ...
 
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