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Lorry Tolls Vote Could Delay Action on Health and Environment Costs to 2011

Tuesday, November 15, 2005

T&E welcomes last night’s European Parliament Transport Committee vote on rules that govern lorry tolls but expresses disappointment that inclusion of environmental and health costs could be delayed until 2011.

- Download the full press release [1].

- Download a copy of a letter [2] sent by 28 European economists on 2 November 2005 to the European Parliament transport committee, European Commission and Transport Ministers on the issue of 'external costs' in lorry tolls.

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This story was printed from the T&E website on Wednesday, 8 September. The original can be viewed online at: http://www.transportenvironment.org/News/2005/11/Lorry-Tolls-Vote-Could-Delay-Action-on-Health-and-Environment-Costs-to-2011/.