In 2018, the value of environmentally related taxes was approximately 5.3 billion euro, representing 7.4% of total revenue from taxes and social contributions (7.6% in 2017). That value corresponds to an increase of 4.3% compared to 2017, lower than the increase observed for total revenue from taxes and social contributions (+6.4%).
According to information available for 2017, in Portugal, the share of environmentally related taxes in total revenue from taxes and social contributions was higher (7.6%) than the EU28 average (6.1%).