Dutch to track road traffic for tax
November 19, 2009
Dutch drivers will pay less to buy a car, but will be charged tax on every kilometre on the road, a system the government says will reduce traffic jams, fatal accidents and carbon emissions.
The cabinet approved a bill last week calling for a base rate of 3 euro cents (33c) a kilometre from 2012. Heavy vehicles will pay more and the cost will rise in peak hours. GPS will track the time, hour and place each car moves and send the data to a billing agency.
But the annual road tax and purchase tax for new cars will be abolished, reducing the price of a new car by 25 percent, and public transport will be exempt.
About six out of 10 drivers will benefit under the system, the transport ministry said. - Sapa-AP
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