Germany’s toll plan could ‘generate US$540 million’

Germany's Bundestag, the lower house of parliament, has passed a law which would see the introduction of a road toll for cars registered abroad with prices linked to environmental criteria, according to Reuters. Under the toll, cars that pollute less will pay a lower rate. The maximum annual cost for a foreign vehicle would be US$141 (€130). Originally proposed in 2015, the law was disputed by the European Commission and other European countries, which claimed it would be discriminatory towards non-Germ
March 28, 2017 Read time: 1 min
Germany's Bundestag, the lower house of parliament, has passed a law which would see the introduction of  a road toll for cars registered abroad with prices linked to environmental criteria, according to Reuters. Under the toll, cars that pollute less will pay a lower rate. The maximum annual cost for a foreign vehicle would be US$141 (€130).

Originally proposed in 2015, the law was disputed by the European Commission and other European countries, which claimed it would be discriminatory towards non-German drivers and against EU rules. After the German transport minister agreed to compromises, the Commission eventually cleared the way for the law.

The German government expects the toll to generate around $540 million (€500 million) per year in revenues from foreign drivers.
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