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Road Tax * Holland - Changing to Discourage Driving
Traffic jams are a constant problem in the Netherlands
La Halle,The Netherlands -NRC Handelsblad/Automotive Digest - November 16, 2009: -- Dutch plan aimed at eliminating chronic traffic jams and cutting carbon emissions. Dutch currently paying annual road tax which will be abolished. Currently paying 600 euros per year for a mid-sized car. Will pay few cents instead for every kilometer on the road... New car prices will drop about 25% in 2012 w/ abolition of purchase and road tax... Singapore has similar scheme for charging according to amount of travel. London created congestion charges to control traffic in downtown areas only... (Photo from i39.tinypic: A28 near Zwolle during a traffic jam)
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