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Ecotax cars from January 1, 2010


Each car owner will pay ecotax from January 1, 2010 It will replace the current excise duty on cars to be removed from the New Year, it was clear at the meeting of the parliamentary budget committee.
MPs voted on first and second reading only the abolition of excise duty. He is due for the purchase of powerful cars - those driven by more than 163 horsepower or 120 kilowatts.
However, the introduction of ecotax still need to be considered by a working group. "
It will be formed after the holidays and it will take representatives of financial and ekoministerstvoto"
said Deputy Finance Minister Kiril Zhelev. He promised to do everything possible ekonalogat be introduced by the current Parliament, but the decision is likely to remain for the next control.
At present the duty on the more powerful cars are moving in large borders, as is determined by the age of the car. It may be less than 1000 EUR, but may extend to over 20 000 BGN problem is that Bulgaria does not comply with the excise evrozakonodatelstvoto and collect a much higher levy on used cars than new. Sometimes the difference is over 5 times, according to the Association of Car Importers. The owner of a new car with 130 kilowatts power as it has to pay excise duty from 1600 EUR if the car is second hand, you will need to submit to customs EUR 4550
Moreover, there is a difference in value between the cars bought in Bulgaria and in EU countries. Car with 121 kilowatts power as sold in Bulgaria as a new beginning in 2008, subsequent sale at the end of 2008 is already used as an excise duty of 790 leva, however, if the same car was bought as new in Germany and then sold in Bulgaria, as used, the charge is EUR 4235
European legislation does not allow such discrepancies and run case against Bulgaria in the European Court of Justice. It is therefore urgent uniformity in the rules, lawmakers are motivated. "
We had a few options - either to increase excise duty on new cars to the old level, or to remove excise duty on older cars. Instead we decided to remove it entirely, but to introduce an environmental tax or registration tax depending on the extent to which the vehicle is polluting the environment, "
said Kiril Zhelev.
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Bulgaria is likely to be ordered to return to duty of the people paid retroactively from January 1, 2007, than ever the country is a member of the EU,"
he added. Such a precedent with respect to Poland. It is unclear whether the size of the future will be ecotax levels of current duty. Currently, the only environmental payment related to automobiles, has introduced a few months the product fee. It is payable on registration of the car and its objective is to finance its dismantling after the release of its use.

Yet another money making machine

I know what your saying here Scott but its the way of the EU and its suppose to make the world a better place all these taxes though where does it end