According to foreign media reports, the Indian federal government is considering learning to learn from London, New York and Singapore. It is planned to be at the peak period (8:00 am to 10 am, from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm). The “traffic congestion tax” of the vehicle entering the city is levied to alleviate traffic congestion and improve air quality.
The Indian federal government intends to introduce an electronic charging system to avoid chaos caused by artificial tax collection. Two -wheel and electric vehicles can enjoy tax reduction discounts.
A senior Indian federal government said that the Indian federal government has been studying the “traffic congestion tax rate” proposal and has submitted relevant proposals, but has not yet been implemented because the Indian law department stated that the current law cannot define such expenses. The senior official said: “Therefore, we need to modify relevant laws or formulate new legal provisions.”
Another Indian federal government official said that the “traffic congestion tax and related fines” levied by the Indian federal government will be specifically used to improve public transportation and road conditions, especially for groups and pedestrians such as bicycles and pedestrians. Provide convenience.
The official pointed out that the rapid development of neighboring town and commercial cargo vehicles has increased the traffic from the surrounding areas of Delhi. He added: “The extra time caused by traffic congestion will also affect air quality due to the increase in idle emissions of cars.”
At present, there are multiple traffic congestion points at the entrance of Delhi, including DND and New Ashok Nagar.
It is worth noting that this is not the first time that the Indian federal government has proposed such plans. Earlier, the Indian federal government also made suggestions in different forms, but was not adopted and implemented. In 2018, the Indian federal government made a suggestion to levy a “congested tax” on vehicles entering the busy section of Delhi. These 21 sections include channels between the Aurobindo Bazaar Plaza and Andheria More, the Nehru Square Viaduct to the Modi Mills viaduct, the surrounding area of the HAUZ KHAS subway station, and ITO crossroads.
In 2009, former Chief Minister of India, Sheila Dikshit, wanted to issue a provision that required all private cars to enter Delhi to pay additional taxes to encourage people to use Indian public transportation services. In a speech at the Planning Committee of the National Capital District of India, she said that the problem of traffic congestion in Delhi became more serious due to the influx of vehicles in surrounding areas. But the proposal was later shelved.