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Table 1 Considered fiscal income streams from state-induced price components

From: Balancing the books: unveiling the direct impact of an integrated energy system model on industries, households and government revenues

Income stream \({\varvec{i}}\)

Excise tax

Carbon price

Renewable support

SIPC rate \(\rho\), reductions in % of the regular rate

Regular rate

Privileged process

Producing industries

Peak compensation

Public transport

Regular

Regular

Self-consumption

BesAR (95%)

80%

60%

\({\text{Coal}}\)

€/MWh

0%

–

–

–

€/tCO2

–

–

–

–

–

\({\text{Diesel}}\)

€/MWh

–

–

–

11%

€/tCO2

–

–

–

–

–

\({\text{Electricity}}\)

€/MWh

0%

75%

27%

50%

Included in wholesale pricea

€ct/kWh

0%

5%

20%

40%

\({\text{Gasoline}}\)

€/MWh

–

–

–

8%

€/tCO2

–

–

–

–

–

Heating oil

€/MWh

0%

75%

–

 

€/tCO2

–

–

–

–

–

\({\text{Kerosene}}\)

€/MWh

–

–

–

0%

–

–

–

–

–

–

Natural gas

€/MWh

0%

75%

–

7%

€/tCO2

–

–

–

–

–

  1. Excise tax: regular excise tax rates for fossil final energy are based on the §2 Energy Tax Act and converted to €/MWh with lower heating values. The regular excise tax rate for electricity according to §3 Electricity Tax Act. Processes according to §51 Energy Tax Act and §9a Electricity Tax Act; manufacturing industries according to §54° Energy Tax Act and §9b Electricity Tax Act; public transport according to §56 Energy Tax Act and combined rate for §§9 Abs. 2 and 9c Electricity Tax Act. Carbon price: only kerosene is exempt. Renewable support: privileges for self-generated final consumption depend on the type of plant and when it began operation according to §§61—61f Renewables Energy Act. For the specific compensation scheme BesAR, a uniform rate is assumed as an average reduction according to the §64 Renewables Energy Act. aIt is assumed that electricity generators forward carbon prices to the wholesale electricity market