Slovakia: Reimbursement of CO2 taxes

Published on balkangreenenergynews.com I 12 February 2021

Companies that are subject to the greenhouse gas emissions trading scheme and were allocated emission allowances free of charge in accordance with the Slovak implementation of Directive 2003/87/EC during the five-year trading period 2008-2012 can still claim a refund of unlawful CO2 taxes from the competent authorities until 12 April 2021.

Although Directive 2003/87/EC (as amended in 2011) in principle stipulates that emission allowance allocation be “free of charge,” some European Union Member States have burdened emission allowances with a CO2 levy. It is not only Slovak legislation that conflicted or conflicts with EU legislation as a result. The same problem also affects other EU Member States.

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