France slaps penalties on gas-guzzling cars


	France slaps penalties on gas-guzzling cars

JICWyllie

12-6-2007 2:23 PM

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environment, i-climate change, i-taxation, i-policy, business, autos, i-emissions, i-decrease

JICWyllie says:

I don't often get to say clever policy making.

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12-6-2007 2:49 PM

Perkalicious11

How long until the USA follows suit? I'm guessing not until we've damaged our planet so badly we're already doomed...

12-6-2007 2:56 PM

n2sooners

They already have it here. It is called a gas tax. The more you use, the more you pay.

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From January 1, any driver who buys a new car emitting more than 160 grams of carbon dioxide per kilometre (just over half a mile) will be charged a once-off penalty of up to 2,600 euros (3,800 dollars).</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.spacemart.com/reports/France_slaps_penalties_on_gas-guzzling_cars_999.html">
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Penalties are expected to apply to around a quarter of all new car sales, while around 30 percent of buyers would qualify for a bonus based on current new car sales.</P><P>
Designed to steer drivers towards cleaner transport, the scheme will pay for itself, the ministry said, with the levy on polluters used to pay out bonuses for the rest.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.spacemart.com/reports/France_slaps_penalties_on_gas-guzzling_cars_999.html">
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