Germany lost 1.2 billion euros in motor vehicle taxes due to false emissions ratings - report
The divergence between type-approval and real-world emission values cost Germany 1.2 billion euros in lost motor vehicle tax revenues in 2016, according to a report by the Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament. This corresponds to 13 percent of the total motor vehicle tax revenues of that year. 鈥淭he majority of EU member countries levy motor vehicles taxes based on type approval CO鈧� emission values, which turn out to be a seriously flawed tax base,鈥� write the Greens. In the 11 European countries under consideration by the report, tax revenues from car registration and ownership would have been more than 10 billion euros higher in 2016 if CO鈧� is based on true emission values.
Find the report in English and read an article in S眉ddeutsche Zeitung in German .
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