France's one-time pollution tax to become annual
As part of their "bonus-malus" system of taxes and rewards on vehicles, the French government is looking to reassess this system from a one-time fee on the most polluting cars, to an annual assessment to be carried over throughout the life of a vehicle. This seems to make the most sense, as the older a car gets, the more polluting it can become.Currently, when buying a car in France, buyers pay between 200 and 2,600 euros at the time of purchase if their vehicle emits more that 250 grams of CO2 per kilometer, while they receive a "bonus" of 200-1000 euros if the car is deemed to be more environmentally-friendly. Of course, the penalty side of this system will be the part carried over annually, not the bonus side. This program is making waves throughout Europe, as Austria is looking to instill a similar tax system for eco-friendly buying choices.
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7-02-2008 @ 4:33AM
ecolotrader said...
Hi for the frenchies it 's a new revolution !
It's more contrinious for consumers, but now we 'll need to buy and use smaller cars for reduce CO2 and others polluants.
But we are looking for the french "voiture à air comprimé" in 2009 ! ( http://www.ecolo-trader.fr/La-voiture-a-air-comprime-francaise-sortie-commerc-vtptc-19.php )
For me it's a good way but in the market we haven't in reality a good offert to drive an eco-friendly car !
www.ecolo-trader.fr
HAPPY PEOPLE ONLY !
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7-02-2008 @ 4:40AM
ecolotrader said...
All the people didn't drive the fantastic old Renault4 !
...well, it's very funny, but you forgot the red wine and the frech "baguette de pain" !
;-)
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7-02-2008 @ 5:00AM
Sebastiaan said...
In the Netherlands we've had a similar system for years - it's even been improved. People who lease there vehicle their environmentally friendly car (Toyota Prius/Honad Civic Hybrid) for work only pay 14% extra annual tax, whilest for all other vehicles you ahave to pay 25% extra tax. The system isn't bulletproof though - for a small Huyndai you get the same bonus as for a large Range Rover, due to the "perceived" milage per gallon per class of vehicles.
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