The key concept of the given section. The reason behind the high cost of products and services as compared to people’s expectations. The meaning of term full-cost pricing and its related benefits to evaluate the market values of goods and services and the reasons behind its no wide usage. The meaning of the term subsidies. The meaning of term perverse subsidies and tax breaks and its reason to contribute towards creating environmental problems. The proposed shift of subsidies and tax breaks from environmentally harmful to beneficial factors over next two to three decades. The reasons behind finding the tax system to be backwards by some analysts. The process by which tax shift can improve environmental quality and listing of three requirements associated with it. The advantages and disadvantages associated with green taxes.

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