In 2017, the value of environmentally related taxes was approximately 5 billion euro, representing 7.5% of total revenue from taxes and social contributions (7.6% in 2016). That value corresponds to an increase of 4.8% compared to 2016, lower than the increase observed for total revenue from taxes and social contributions (+5.3%).
According to information available for 2016, in Portugal, the share of environmentally related taxes in total revenue from taxes and social contributions was higher (7.6%) than the EU28 average (6.3%).