Appendix B – Results for the construction sector, natural resource tax levels

Finland

Table B1: Change in quantity demanded by 50 000 tonnes

The table shows the tax level needed to decrease quantity demanded by 50 000 tonnes, which corresponds to approximately 2 percent of total demanded quantity in Finland. Confidence-intervals of +/- 30 percent is presented in parentheses.

Type of material or item	Used elasticity
Type of material or item	Own-price elasticity cement, short run	Own-price elasticity cement, long run
Cement, including cement clinkers, whether or not coloured	5% (3% - 6%)	1% (1% - 2%)

Table B2: Change in quantity demanded by 100 000 tonnes

The table shows the tax level needed to decrease quantity demanded by 100 000 tonnes, which corresponds to approximately 4 percent of total demanded quantity in Finland. Confidence-intervals of +/- 30 percent is presented in parentheses.

Type of material or item	Used elasticity
Type of material or item	Own-price elasticity cement, short run	Own-price elasticity cement, long run
Cement, including cement clinkers, whether or not coloured	9% (6% - 12%)	3% (2% - 4%)

Table B3: Change in quantity demanded by 200 000 tonnes

The table shows the tax level needed to decrease quantity demanded by 200 000 tonnes, which corresponds to approximately 8 percent of total demanded quantity in Finland. Confidence-intervals of +/- 30 percent is presented in parentheses.

Type of material or item	Used elasticity
Type of material or item	Own-price elasticity cement, short run	Own-price elasticity cement, long run
Cement, including cement clinkers, whether or not coloured	18% (12% - 24%)	6% (3% - 8%)

Table B4: Change in quantity demanded by 500 000 tonnes

The table shows the tax level needed to decrease quantity demanded by 500 000 tonnes, which corresponds to approximately 21 percent of total demanded quantity in Finland. Confidence-intervals of +/- 30 percent is presented in parentheses.

Type of material or item	Used elasticity
Type of material or item	Own-price elasticity cement, short run	Own-price elasticity cement, long run
Cement, including cement clinkers, whether or not coloured	45% (31% - 59%)	14% (9% - 19%)

Sweden

Table B5: Change in quantity demanded by 50 000 tonnes

The table shows the tax level needed to decrease quantity demanded by 50 000 tonnes, which corresponds to approximately 1.5 percent of total demanded quantity in Sweden. Confidence-intervals of +/- 30 percent is presented in parentheses.

Type of material or item	Used elasticity
Type of material or item	Own-price elasticity cement, short run	Own-price elasticity cement, long run
Cement, including cement clinkers, whether or not coloured	3% (2% - 5%)	1% (0% - 2%)

Table B6: Change in quantity demanded by 100 000 tonnes

The table shows the tax level needed to decrease quantity demanded by 100 000 tonnes, which corresponds to approximately 3 percent of total demanded quantity in Sweden. Confidence-intervals of +/- 30 percent is presented in parentheses.

Type of material or item	Used elasticity
Type of material or item	Own-price elasticity cement, short run	Own-price elasticity cement, long run
Cement, including cement clinkers, whether or not coloured	7% (4% - 9%)	2% (1% - 3%)

Table B7: Change in quantity demanded by 200 000 tonnes

The table shows the tax level needed to decrease quantity demanded by 200 000 tonnes, which corresponds to approximately 6 percent of total demanded quantity in Sweden. Confidence-intervals of +/- 30 percent is presented in parentheses.

Type of material or item	Used elasticity
Type of material or item	Own-price elasticity cement, short run	Own-price elasticity cement, long run
Cement, including cement clinkers, whether or not coloured	13% (9% - 18%)	4% (2% - 6%)

Table B8: Change in quantity demanded by 500 000 tonnes

The table shows the tax level needed to decrease quantity demanded by 500 000 tonnes, which corresponds to approximately 15 percent of total demanded quantity in Sweden. Confidence-intervals of +/- 30 percent is presented in parentheses.

Type of material or item	Used elasticity
Type of material or item	Own-price elasticity cement, short run	Own-price elasticity cement, long run
Cement, including cement clinkers, whether or not coloured	33% (23% - 44%)	11% (7% - 14%)

Norway

Table B9: Change in quantity demanded by 50 000 tonnes

The table shows the tax level needed to decrease quantity demanded by 50 000 tonnes, which corresponds to approximately 4 percent of total demanded quantity in Norway. Confidence-intervals of +/- 30 percent is presented in parentheses.

Type of material or item	Used elasticity
Type of material or item	Own-price elasticity cement, short run	Own-price elasticity cement, long run
Cement, including cement clinkers, whether or not coloured	8% (5% - 11%)	3% (1% - 4%)

Table B10: Change in quantity demanded by 100 000 tonnes

The table shows the tax level needed to decrease quantity demanded by 100 000 tonnes, which corresponds to approximately 8 percent of total demanded quantity in Norway. Confidence-intervals of +/- 30 percent is presented in parentheses.

Type of material or item	Used elasticity
Type of material or item	Own-price elasticity cement, short run	Own-price elasticity cement, long run
Cement, including cement clinkers, whether or not coloured	17% (11% - 21%)	5% (3% - 7%)

Table B11: Change in quantity demanded by 200 000 tonnes

The table shows the tax level needed to decrease quantity demanded by 200 000 tonnes, which corresponds to approximately 15 percent of total demanded quantity in Norway. Confidence-intervals of +/- 30 percent is presented in parentheses.

Type of material or item	Used elasticity
Type of material or item	Own-price elasticity cement, short run	Own-price elasticity cement, long run
Cement, including cement clinkers, whether or not coloured	33% (23% - 44%)	10% (7% - 14%)

The table showing a change in quantity demanded by 500 000 tonnes is not included for Norway because the results are non-feasible.

Change in demanded quantity by 10 percent

Table B12: Change in quantity demanded by 10 percent

The table shows the tax level needed to decrease quantity demanded by 10 percent. Confidence-intervals is presented in parentheses.

Type of material or item	Used elasticity
Type of material or item	Own-price elasticity cement, short run	Own-price elasticity cement, long run
Cement, including cement clinkers, whether or not coloured	22% (15% - 28%)	7% (5% - 9%)