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Netherlands Advances Mileage Fee
Netherlands, one of the first Green Plan nations, has enacted legislation to reduce auto emissions and reduce driving time and traffic jams by taxing mileage driven, at 3 cents/kilometer (1 km = .6 mile) beginning in 2012, rising to 6.7 cents by 2018. The tax will be higher during rush hour and for higher polluting vehicles. The transport ministry expects fatal accidents to decrease 7%, carbon emissions by 10%, and kilometers driven by 15%. Autos will be fitted with a GPS device that will send information to a central billing point.
Posted on December 28, 2009 10:57 AM
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