CO2 based motorbike tax goes into effect in Spain
Although motorbikes can pollute less than cars, they still have a carbon footprint. In some European cities - Milan, Rome and Barcelona, for example - there are more two-wheeled vehicles than cars, and all those smaller footprints add up. Spain has decided to do something about the emissions from these scooters by adding a registration tax based on their CO2 numbers, like cars. How does the system work?
- If the scooter emits less than 80 g/km: 0 percent tax
- Between 80 and 100 g/km: 4.75 percent tax
- Between 100 and 120 g/km: 9.75 percent tax
- Over 120g or over 100hp power: 14.75 percent tax
[Source: EP via Econoticias]
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Throwback 10:29AM (12/23/2008)
Governments sure know how to ramp up tax revenue. Do you really think they did this to help air quality? This was done to help fill the governmnt coffers.
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Epyx 2:28PM (12/23/2008)
This has absolutely NOTHING to with air quality or CO2 emissions. It is all about an easily defensible tax hike. If you complain you are a climate change sceptic and think the earth is flat. It is unthinkable to just disagree with the premise.
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