Tyrol already demands the highest possible toll for trucks: this mantra was recently questioned by Chancellor Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) during his visit to Tyrol. But raising the rates to Swiss levels is actually impossible. The “Krone” makes the big toll comparison.
Chancellor Karl Nehammer’s proposal to raise the toll rates for trucks in Austria to the Swiss level gives new impetus to the Tyrolean transit discussion. The Chancellor was convinced that this would reduce the transit tax on the Brenner Pass. The increase is possible through a special privilege that can be granted by the EU. But the fact check shows: this is an impossibility. Why is that?
Source: Krone
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