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Table 5 Percentage of electricity demand receiving a reduced excise tax rate for privileged industries

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

Industrial subsector

2020

2025

2030

2035

2040

2045

2050

Metal processing

19

17

13

7

2

0

0

Paper and paper products

27

25

16

1

0

0

0

Non-ferrous metals

18

16

13

10

6

0

0

Machinery and equipment

23

24

26

32

38

46

52

Chemicals

10

9

5

0.1

0

0

0

Glass and glass products

14

12

1

0

0

0

0

Basic metal

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Weighted averagea

79

76

71

61

49

43

39

  1. aThe weighted average is calculated by dividing the sum of the entire electricity used in the processes by the total electricity demand in the industry sector. Therefore, the weighted average does not refer to the weighted average of the seven industries shown in our paper but to the average of the total industry sector
  2. Source: Own calculations based on [33] and §9b Electricity Tax Act