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Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) is apparently considering a new climate tax on new car registrations.
This emerges from a strategy paper by the Federal Ministry of Economics, which the "Handelsblatt" reports on.
Accordingly, »a CO₂-dependent climate tax for new car registrations in combination with a continuation of the e-car premium« makes sense.
This could "ultimately make e-cars cheaper than the respective combustion cars."
According to the “Handelsblatt”, the electric car models ID 3 and ID 4 from Volkswagen are cited as examples, which should be cheaper than the Golf.
In addition, Habeck is also considering "an increase in company car taxation for fossil fuel burners" by "increasing the price of the monetary benefit for pure burners".
Company car taxation has been controversial for years.
Last week, the federal government presented an immediate climate protection program because it had missed its climate targets, especially in the transport sector.
A reform of the company car privilege was not part of the program.
hey/AFP
