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May 31, 2005

Please join The Tax Policy Center

The World Resources Institute

and The Brookings Institution for

Tax Reform and the Environment

Friday, June 3, 2005

9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

The Brookings Institution
Falk Auditorium
1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC

Moderator:

• William Gale, Deputy Director and Arjay and Francis Fearing Miller Chair, Economic Studies, Brookings Institution; Co-Director, Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center

Panelists:

• Craig Hanson, Senior Associate, World Resources Institute
• Steve Ellis, Vice President, Taxpayers for Common Sense
• Gilbert Metcalf, Chair, Department of Economics, Tufts University

Discussants:

• William Frenzel, Member, President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform; Guest Scholar, Brookings Institution; former Member, U.S. House of Representatives
• Paul Portney, President, Resources for the Future

The federal tax code has a significant impact on the environment. Fiscal policy is used to encourage as well as discourage various business activities and consumer decisions. Many of these activities affect environmental quality by influencing how much we consume, how we use natural resources, and how much pollution is released into our air and water. President Bush's recent call for tax reform and the presence of persistent federal budget deficits provide an opportunity for policymakers to consider changes to the tax code that could lead not only to greater simplicity and fiscal responsibility, but also to improved human and environmental health. The Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center and the World Resources Institute assembled this forum to discuss reforms to the tax code that would be both fiscally prudent and environmentally sound. Panelists will present their views and take questions from the audience following the discussion.

Please RSVP to Please call the Brookings Office of Communications, (202) 797-6105, or or e-mail at communications@brookings.edu.

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