The Belgian government is putting up taxes on company cars in a package that will bring in around €200 million a year.
Large company cars will now be taxed by up to €1000 a year more than they are now. The move follows a campaign by NGOs calling for changes to the tax regime for company cars, which also called for an end to subsidies for biofuels, higher taxes on diesel, and a rise in registration taxes.
But the car lobby is demanding that the EU scrap rules that would better reflect PHEV pollution.
New EU data shows the importance of the planned correction of the 'utility factor' for plug-in hybrids.