EnergieStG

Updated: 11.01.2019

Name (orig)

Energiesteuergesetz

Name (English)

Energy Tax Act

Entry into force

20.07.2006

Last amended on

26.06.2018

Purpose

The Energy Tax Act regulates the amount of taxes on energy consumption (Verbrauchersteuer) on German territory excluding the area of Büsingen and Helgoland (§ 1 EnergieStG).

Relevance for renewable energy

The Energy Tax Act includes also tax incentives for the production of biofuels

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