Some people argue higher taxes should be collected from industries causing higher industrial pollution

Industries provide employment but they

also

cause

a great deal of

pollution

.

Therefore

, some people argue that the

government

should impose higher taxes on industries that

cause

more

pollution

. I do not quite agree with

this

view. Imposing higher taxes on polluting industries certainly seems like a good idea;

however

, if

this

measure is implemented, it will create more problems down the lane. To start with, companies may assume that they have a right to pollute as long as they are ready to pay the

tax

.

Consequently

, they will have no motivation to invest in greener technologies. Needless to say,

pollution

levels will get considerably worse within a few years. A better solution is to encourage companies to reduce the

pollution

they

cause

. The

government

can offer them incentives to invest in greener technologies.

For example

, the

government

should consider offering

tax

rebates to companies that reduce their

pollution

levels.

This

will encourage more and more companies to adopt eco-friendly technologies. The

government

must

also

make it mandatory for all businesses to comply with emission standards. It must ensure that industries have set up plants to treat their waste before allowing them to start their operations. The laws already exist in almost all countries but the problem is that they are rarely implemented.

This

is particularly true in the developing countries where corrupt officials collude with entrepreneurs and issue commencement certificates without checking whether adequate waste disposal systems are in place. Moving hazardous industries to uninhabited places may

also

help. To conclude, imposing higher

tax

on companies that

cause

more

pollution

is unlikely to solve the problem. Worse,

this

measure may exacerbate the situation. A better solution is to offer

tax

sops to companies that reduce their

pollution

levels.