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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8513

29 July 2003
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/transport
Criticisms of new eurovignette proposals

Brussels, 28/07/2003 (Agence Europe) - The European Federation for Transport and the Environment (F&E) is unhappy with the European Commission's proposed changes to the 1999 eurovignette directive on the taxation of lorries using the EU's roads. The association agrees that the 1999 directive needs amending, but fears the new proposals would encourage the building of new roads. Stephanos Anastasiadis from T&E regrets that under cross-financing, the proposal only plans a 25% increase in toll...

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