Environmental charges must be paid for use of natural resources as well as for losses caused by environmental contamination. The charges are obligatory not only for holders of environmental permits but also for persons whose type and of activity implies environmental permits.
The obligation to pay environmental charges lies on the holders of environmental permits, as well as persons, the extent or manner of whose activity requires an environmental permit.
More information about environmental permit requirements is available in the article "Environmental permits".
The rates of environmental charges have been established with the Environmental Charges Act. Increased rates of environmental charges are applied upon higher-than-permitted or unauthorised use of the environment.
The deadline for the declaration and payment of environmental charges is the 17th date following the reporting quarter. If the 17th date falls on a day off, the first following working day is the deadline for the declaration and payment.
Declaring environmental charges
The forms for declaring environmental charges are approved with a regulation of the Ministry of the Environment, and the declarations can be submitted as follows:
- electronically via Information System for Environmental Decisions (KOTKAS)
- via e-services portal of the Environmental Board (changes in the existing declarations only)
- by e-mail [email protected] NB! The declaration must carry a digital signature
- on paper by post, or delivered to our office
Payment of environmental charges
An environmental charge is paid to a prepayment account at the Tax and Customs Board. Each tax payer has a personal reference number.
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Services
- E-Tax/E-Customs
- Information System for Environmental Decisions (KOTKAS)
- Service portal of the Environmental Board