tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940640458972958593.post3473033553452087124..comments2024-03-19T20:20:10.705+13:00Comments on Road Pricing: Peak free - or the opposite of congestion charging #2 - SpitsvrijScott Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00834128869502195521noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940640458972958593.post-47396013882080681462011-11-28T06:55:11.738+13:002011-11-28T06:55:11.738+13:00Johny, yes but people don't know this was comi...Johny, yes but people don't know this was coming so didn't drive more to join. However your point on tax money is well taken, except for the Spitscoren project the Port of Rotterdam is primarily paying - which means it is a commercial investment, not taxpayers' money. Secondly, motoring taxes in the Netherlands are very high. The highest fuel tax in Europe as well as taxes of several thousand Euro on new cars and to own a car. It is a fair argument that this is a very small proportion of those taxes being recycled from those who use vehicles the most to pay for those who use them less.Scott Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00834128869502195521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940640458972958593.post-30935678764207457372011-11-11T03:56:28.183+13:002011-11-11T03:56:28.183+13:00How about the perverse incentives of getting into ...How about the perverse incentives of getting into the group who is given the initial credit? If you drive much, we'll pay you to stop. But if you already don't drive, we'll just take your tax money to pay for other people not to drive. Ass backwards.johnyhttp://goteborg.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940640458972958593.post-75972698475255146602011-10-15T02:05:11.009+13:002011-10-15T02:05:11.009+13:00Very good article! I am abashed. :)
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Internati...Very good article! I am abashed. :)<br /><br />___<br /><a href="http://www.cheapestinternationalcalls.com/" rel="nofollow">International calls</a>Lucas Kainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03153964160479703347noreply@blogger.com