BERLIN: Germany's environment ministry today rejected proposals drawn up by the transport minister which aim to clear the way for a highway toll for cars across Germany and Europe, saying a system of CO2 pricing was preferable.
"It is not sensible," said a spokesman for the environment ministry when asked about the proposals for cars which Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer had hoped to get agreed by all German ministries.
The proposals had envisioned that within eight years, almost all vehicles on highways, including lorries, vans and cars, would have to pay toll..
“As regards member states that have already established a charging system, tolls or user charges shall be levied upon all vehicles except coaches and buses,” draft documents showed.
That would make it Germany’s official proposal for its presidency of the bloc which started on July 1 and runs until the end of the year.
