Why should peripheral Member States support this measure, as it will mean extra costs for their hauliers with only limited extra revenue from tolls?
Both the European Parliament and the Council acting collectively have requested the Commission to propose revision of the Eurovignette Directive, because the sustainability of transport is a common European objective and this Directive will help to achieve it. Furthermore, congestion and pollution occur in all Member States, and they have all an interest in a better tool box to manage congestion and pollution. New toll rates would have no distorting impact on the relative position of the national road haulage industry of any Member State vis-à-vis its competitors from other Member States since, unlike taxes, tolls are paid by all hauliers irrespective of their Member State of registration. Using the revenues from the tolls for investment in more sustainable transport will benefit transport users from all Member States.
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