this article presents a proposal for a new kilometerbaserad road tax.
As a representative of the road transport in Sweden is supporting the Motorbranschens federation (MRF), the principle that, in the future circulation taxes based on when and where the car is actually running. However, the starting point is that the tax burden will remain the same as completely unacceptable and contrary to the principles on which parliament has established for the trafikbeskattningen. A driver who buys an expensive electric car, in order to stop emitting carbon dioxide, would be required to reimburse the government for the absence of a carbon tax is the one that don’t drink alcohol, would not be required to reimburse the state for the loss of alcohol tax.
Firstly, to fund the society in a direct budgetary cost for the service, and to set the price of their socio-economic external costs (emissions, noise, accidents, etc), so the traffic will be socially and economically efficient. Budget-wise, is the road significantly överbeskattad of the day. According to the authority of traffic analysis is paying motorists up to approximately 90 billion dollars per year despite the fact that the cost is only half of it. Unlike rail transport, which will cost about the same amount, but only pays out approximately sek 2 billion in track access charges, that is to say, to be subsidised by 90 per cent.
The importance of the principle of cost-benefit of effective taxation, are saying just as the IVL Swedish environmental research institute, highlights that it should be low in rural areas and higher in urban areas because of the adverse effects of noise, congestion and noxious emissions are greater there. For electric vehicles, it is correct that, from a socio-economic perspective, it should be close to zero in the region of an electric vehicle. However, even in the urban areas, it has to be low. An electric vehicle does not emit carbon dioxide, no noxious emissions, and noise a little bit. It is, of course, these are the factors that justify the high fuel taxes can, at today’s gasoline and diesel vehicles. Traffic congestion is a limited problem in Sweden, and managed to, with the congestion charges.
the Level of the tax would be, on average, much lower than the current level of taxes, and we reject the political points of departure, as the IVL Swedish environmental research institute’s proposal is based on this aspect. If the parliament wants the form of transport to finance the budgetary costs of the taxes are on the road about one-half of the current taxes, while the tariffs on rail transport will be increased significantly.
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