A soap opera about possible new taxes on road companies keep going

Announcement of future tax

It will be recalled that the government had advertisement that in The next budget is for 2024 will be a new tax on road companies. Officially, the profits from this tax will be directed to finances there ecological transition and railway plan with 100 billion euros government for 2040 year.

There is also a goal to restore some injustice to the affected population full force the last duty is increased at that time record profits were carried out by various highway concession companies (3.9 billion in 2021).

Soothing words of the minister

After announcing this new taxthen we wondered if this new tax would be in the end contact users. We weren’t the only ones wondering. In the end, this care again fell into ears Authorized Minister of Transport, Clement Bohn.

He wanted to be soothes asserting on Information about France that this tax would not have no influence for end customers.

Counterattack of road companies

As expected, highway concession companies don’t see it that way.

Yes, in an interview with our colleagues from Figaro, Philip Nouri, boss OVBSN-zones under threat sue the government if the latter established a surcharge. He added that the state cannot raise taxes and specific taxes to your sector without compensation.

And it is this last point that interests us. Really, what does Philip Nurry mean by “without compensation“. We have a response element with a statement from the president of Vinci Autoroutes Pierre Coppi in columns Parisian.

In view of these various declarations the highway concession companies are not going to let go. NOW two outcomes are possible AND maybe. Or these companies demand compensation from the state in the long run, this new taxation means that the latter will do a increase in fares. Unfortunately, it is this last option that seems to us probably.

If we talk about compensation, the road companies will try bluff put pressure to government will really a further increase in fares for users? Only the future will tell us. We will have an answer next February 1 for annual indexation duty rates.

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