15. To address the issue of curbing carbon emissions, Taiwan has decided to adopt a carbon
“fee” rather than a carbon “tax” approach starting in 2025 to encourage businesses and
industries to reduce their output of greenhouse gases and carbon dioxide into the
atmosphere, where a carbon “tax” will be collected by the Ministry of Finance, with the
tax revenues going into state _______ for use in the general budget, while a carbon “fee”
would be collected by the Ministry of Environment with the fee revenues designated for
specific uses, depending on which government authority collects the fee.
(A) coffers
(B) embezzlers
(C) chauffeurs
(D) grumblers