A tax on cars. Environment Minister announces that there will be a measure for cars older than 15 years “in a relatively short time”

A new measure on cars older than 15 years will probably exist in the shortest of time, given that even the European Commission is forcing us to take measures to reduce the age of the car fleet, Environment Minister Tanczos Barna said on Tuesday, according to Agerpres.

“Even the European Commission is forcing us to take measures to reduce the age of the car fleet. It is a decision taken at the Government level, together with the negotiation for the PNRR  (National Recovery and Resilience Plan – n. R.). The Commission has recommended that we find a solution for cars older than 15 years. It is a measure taken by the Government by the fact that we have gone further on this line with the transport infrastructure partially financed by PNRR and a commitment to reform in this field. There will certainly be a measure for cars older than 15 years in a relatively short period of time. It is now being discussed at the governmental level with the line ministries about what the option would be”, Tanczos told TVR1, when asked about a possible future car tax.

The minister stressed that it is possible that measures will be taken by the end of the year for cars older than 15 years.

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Asked how much the tax could be for these cars, the minister replied that the tax had not actually been discussed and would probably not be applied by the Ministry of Environment.

“We have not actually discussed the tax and we have not discussed the size of the tax and it will probably not be applied by the Ministry of the Environment. From my point of view, we need a balanced measure, ie to have support for those who give up and, in parallel, to have a different approach to local taxes, for example. Let’s see what will be the solution that will be proposed in the end by the Government. Once again: it is a measure requested by the European Commission and will probably be implemented as soon as possible “, the minister explained.

On the other hand, he stressed that in the case of the Rabla program there is an “avalanche” of demand for electric cars, with more orders from the April than in the whole year 2020.

“The only problem is the crisis in the car industry that has blocked production and delivery of new cars has been delayed by months” said Tanczos Barna.