05.07.2009

Tax levied on certain goods, with rates often higher on items which have an adverse effect on public health, public order or the environment.

The excise tax on natural gas in Israel is 17 shekels a ton (updated for Feb 2013).

Excise tax on coal is about 8.63 shekels a ton, which is about 8.6 agorot a kg. See excise regulations on fuel 2004

The potential loss that could be incurred from a movement in exchange rates

The rate at which one currency is traded against the other

A type of energy exchange in which quantities of crude oil or any petroleum product(s) are received or given up in return for other crude oil or petroleum products. It includes reciprocal sales and purchases.

Allows holders of crude futures to swap the contract for physical crude