With ecological cars the revenue from the car tax collapses

The spread of hybrid and electric cars has contributed to lowering the volume of polluting emissions throughout Italy, an effect that has also extended to the absent revenues for non-payment of the road tax and super tax. According to what has been reported, the exemptions and incentives granted to those who buy these vehicles are reducing the balance sheet items of some regions; as we know, in fact, those who buy an electric car are completely exempt from paying the car tax for 5 years, while those who buy a hybrid get a 50% discount for the first 5 years.

The problem was raised by Pietro Bussolati, regional councilor of the Democratic Party, who pointed out in the budget adjustment 2022-2024 a calculation of about 20 million euros a year, with a reduction of 12 million every year. According to the regional offices, the lost revenues are due to the exemptions and incentives for electric and hybrid cars but also to the scrapping recorded during the year; a practice, the latter, necessary to obtain the maximum level of incentives.

What will happen in the future? Difficult to say, even if with the continuous growth of greener solutions, it is easy to imagine that revenues could be further reduced. Recently, in this regard, the Swiss government has declared itself at work to try to introduce a sort of tax also for electric cars; According to initial information, the tax consists of a fixed amount per kilometer traveled, and a variable one based on the vehicle category. At present, these are mostly assumptions and draft programs, in any case the tax should not enter into force before 2030 and should face, before approval, a referendum according to the Swiss system of direct democracy.

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