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Progressing to a fair carbon tax: policy design options and impacts to households / Daniel F. Morris &#38; Clayton Munnings. Resources for the Future, April 2013, 18 p. (Issue brief)http://www.rff.org/RFF/Documents/RFF-IB-13-03.pdfKey Points (© RFF) :Carbon taxes are likely not as regressive as they are often thought to be.Poor households can be compensated for increased prices through effective use of tax revenue.Incidence measures based on annual income or only use side effects may overstate tax regressivity.Government programs that index to inflation may contribute to a more progressive tax.Tax effects in different parts of the country will be muted.Recycling revenue to consumers through direct rebates will be progressive and reach more households, though targeted tax swaps could have similar effects.&#160;