In 2014, the value of environmentally related taxes amounted to 3.87 billion euro, representing 6.5% of total revenue from taxes and social contributions (6.4% in 2013). That value corresponds to an increase of 4.2% compared to 2013, higher than the increase observed for total revenue from taxes and social contributions (+2.1%).
According to information available for 2013, in Portugal, the share of environmentally related taxes in total revenue from taxes and social contributions was slightly higher (6.4%) than EU28 average (6.3%).