Stinkin' Taxes...

Flatulance Tax in New Zealand

Flatulence from cows, sheep and other ruminants is a serious environmental problem, accounting for about 15% of worldwide emissions of methane - one of the most potent of greenhouse gases.

Last year New Zealand signed up to the Kyoto Protocol, and agreed to reduce production of such gases.

It comes out to about 70 cents per cow and 9 cents per sheep.

A search at Google News reveals some of the headlines for this story:
"Fart tax causes a stink" (News24 South Africa)
"Farmers let rip on flatulence tax" (CNN)
"New Zealand farmers fume over flatulence tax" (CNN Asia)
"NZ farmers sniffy over 'flatulence tax'" (Yahoo)
"Rumblings over flatulence tax" (Stuff NZ)
"Flatulence tax: wherever they be, their wind won't go free" (Sydney Herald)

What a gas...