There is a good chance that in 2030 we will pay per kilometer driven. An initial calculation shows roughly what this kilometer charge will cost.
The current motor vehicle tax will expire in 2030. This will be replaced by a so-called kilometer charge, whereby you pay according to the number of kilometers you have driven that year. No more fixed amount, but variable costs. According to VVD minister Harbers, that system is fairer. “In everyday life you also pay for what you use,” he said to this site earlier. “Think of your groceries and your clothing. Motorists will soon no longer pay for owning their car, but for using it. .”
4 cents per kilometer
What exactly this means for the motorist was not yet entirely clear, but an initial calculation by NRC does give an indication of what this means for the wallet of motorists. Looking at the current situation, it would cost about 4 cents per kilometer. NRC arrives at that amount by dividing the road tax revenue of 2021 by the number of kilometers driven. The kilometer charge will be introduced ‘budget neutrally’, which means that it will bring in the same as now with the motor vehicle tax. Last year it was about 4 billion euros and the Dutch drove 103.4 billion kilometers in 2021. Then you arrive at (rounded up) 4 cents per kilometer.
On average 424 euros per year
On an annual basis, you will then average about 424 euros. Last year, an average Dutch passenger car drove 10,600 kilometers. But if you drive 30,000 kilometers per year, you will lose 1200 euros per year. With the current road tax rates you now lose such an amount (fixed) if you drive a petrol car in the weight category of 1751 to 1850 kilos. So ‘frequent drivers’ are relatively quickly hit in the wallet with road pricing.
‘Everyone will pay the same’
It does not matter what kind of car you drive, everyone will pay the same. At least that’s the plan for now. Now, for example, you are even more favorable in terms of road tax if you drive a petrol car than if you own a diesel or LPG vehicle. EV drivers don’t even pay road tax at all. That distinction will disappear, because there is a risk of a gap in the budget of 5 billion euros if more people drive electric and nothing changes, mainly due to declining revenues from fuel taxes. “We can’t afford that,” said Harbers.
‘Emissions component in road pricing’
Insiders are convinced that there will be an emissions component at some point. In that case, owners of older cars with fuel engines will soon be considerably more expensive than those of an emission-free car.
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