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November 17, 2009

Dutch drivers taxed for time on the road

AMSTERDAM (AP) — Dutch drivers will pay less to buy a car but will be charged tax on every kilometer on the road, a system the government says will reduce traffic jams, fatal accidents and carbon emissions.

The Cabinet approved a bill last week calling for drivers of an average passenger car to pay a base rate of euro0.03 per 1 kilometer (7 US cents per mile), beginning in 2012. Drivers of heavier, more polluting vehicles will pay more, and the cost will go up for driving in peak hours.


 
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