After the coalition agreement has been submitted, the debate about possible burdens on motorists begins.
The SPD makes it clear: There are no plans to abolish the diesel privilege.
Berlin - In the coming years, drivers will have to be prepared for decreasing purchase premiums for electric cars - and possibly also for changes in diesel.
Plug-in hybrid vehicles, the use of which for climate protection is controversial, are the main targets of the awards.
On Friday there was mainly a stir about the diesel. The "Bild" newspaper reported that the traffic lights wanted up to 18 cents more per liter of diesel. The background is this formulation in the coalition agreement between the SPD, the Greens and the FDP: "With the implementation of the EU Energy Tax Directive, which among other things provides for the tax adjustment of diesel fuel and gasoline, we will review the tax treatment of diesel vehicles in the vehicle tax."
Diesel fuel is currently taxed at 47.04 cents per liter, petrol at 65.45 cents per liter.
But the road tax for diesel is higher.
Only: The EU energy tax directive is still a long way from being passed.
The EU Commission has proposed a revision as part of the “Fit for 55” climate package.
Among other things, tax exemptions and reductions for certain fuels are to be addressed, as a spokeswoman for the Representation of the European Commission in Germany said.
Does the diesel privilege topple?
SPD parliamentary group vice Achim Post said: "Reports that the coalition agreement provides for the abolition of the diesel privilege are not applicable." The coalition agreement does not provide for taxes on diesel fuel to be increased. It is only intended that the vehicle tax will be reviewed in the event that there are adjustments to the EU Energy Tax Directive. The corresponding proposal for a directive is still a long way from being decided. "Otherwise, unanimity applies to him."
ADAC traffic president Gerhard Hillebrand said: “A redesign of the energy taxation must not end as a hidden tax increase.” The transport policy spokesman for the FDP parliamentary group, Oliver Luksic, said: “There are no traffic light plans, but European law requirements for harmonization. Exactly how this will be implemented has yet to be discussed in detail. We will keep an eye on the interests of motorists. "
It sounds a little different with the Greens.
"In the coalition agreement, the coalition has committed itself to the 1.5-degree target," said the Green transport politician Stefan Gelbhaar - that means limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees compared to the pre-industrial age.
“The transport sector must also make its contribution.
The common goal of the traffic light is to reduce environmentally harmful subsidies.
The tax privilege of diesel fuel is therefore being scrutinized.
The coalition will come to an agreement on the "how" of the dismantling. "
Also open questions about e-cars
Zoff in the traffic light seems programmed.
There are also unanswered questions about the future course to promote electric cars.
The main focus is on plug-in hybrid vehicles that combine an electric drive with a combustion engine.
It is controversial how much they are really driven in purely electric mode.
Plug-in hybrids are often heavy SUVs.
One thing is clear: According to the coalition agreement, nothing should change in the existing funding system for plug-in hybrids until the end of 2022.
Above all, reference is made to the delivery difficulties of the manufacturers with vehicles that have already been ordered.
The transport expert from the environmental association BUND, Jens Hilgenberg, criticized: “The fact that the purchase of plug-in hybrids is to be subsidized until the end of next year without any specifications is a wrong path in terms of climate policy.” Any kind of purchase subsidy and tax advantages for plug-in -Hybrids would have to be driven back to zero.
According to the traffic light plans, the funding should change from 2023 onwards: It should be reformed “degressively and fundamentally” so that it is only issued for vehicles that have been shown to have a positive effect on climate protection.
This is defined by an electric driving portion and an electric minimum range.
Beyond the end of 2025, the “innovation bonus” is no longer required.
What will happen to the purchase premium?
However, it is still unclear whether there will be a general state purchase premium beyond 2025.
Because we're talking about the innovation bonus.
In the middle of last year, the existing purchase premium (environmental bonus) for e-cars and plug-in hybrids was increased via an innovation premium - the federal government had doubled its funding for the purchase of such vehicles, limited to the end of 2021. This had led to a sharp rise in new registrations .
"In order to support the rapid ramp-up of electromobility, as it is also politically required, the premiums when buying e-cars - and this specifically includes hybrids - will also be necessary in the future," said the President of the Association of the Automotive Industry, Hildegard Müller, on Friday.
"We also need funding for hybrids in view of the charging infrastructure that has not yet been expanded across the board."
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The industry expert Ferdinand Dudenhöffer said that removing the innovation bonus entirely in 2025 would significantly slow down electric mobility.
"The Greens jumped like tigers and ended up as bed rugs in the coalition agreement during the transformation to the electric car."
On the other hand, there is an ambitious goal in the contract: by 2030 there should be “at least 15 million fully electric” cars.
According to reports, it is controversial among the parties whether this also includes plug-in hybrids.
In general, however, the following applies: There is still a long way to go up to the 15 million.
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