Laszlo Kovacs, EU commissioner in charge of taxation and customs issues said there was "strong support" for overhauling automobile taxes in Europe.
He said registration taxes slapped on passenger vehicles "give rise to double taxation for European citizens and create fragmentation within the European car industry."
The European Commission proposes to phase out those registration levies and restructure annual circulation taxes over a period of five to ten years.
It said a new system would ensure car owners are not double taxed for exporting or transferring their vehicles from one member state to another.
The Commission wants to do away with different national criteria on which the taxes are based, replacing these with a single levy based on the amount of kilometers driven and the amount of carbon dioxide the vehicle emits.
Under the plan, the Commission said charges based on emissions should make up 25 percent of the registration and circulation charges by the end of 2008, and should account for half of such tax revenues by 2010.
He said registration taxes slapped on passenger vehicles "give rise to double taxation for European citizens and create fragmentation within the European car industry."
The European Commission proposes to phase out those registration levies and restructure annual circulation taxes over a period of five to ten years.
It said a new system would ensure car owners are not double taxed for exporting or transferring their vehicles from one member state to another.
The Commission wants to do away with different national criteria on which the taxes are based, replacing these with a single levy based on the amount of kilometers driven and the amount of carbon dioxide the vehicle emits.
Under the plan, the Commission said charges based on emissions should make up 25 percent of the registration and circulation charges by the end of 2008, and should account for half of such tax revenues by 2010.
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