Campaigners in Switzerland have collected enough signatures to force a vote on a motion that would effectively ban Sport Utility Vehicles.
Under the country’s ‘direct democracy’ system, activists led by the Young Greens have signed up enough support for their motion to ban all new cars emitting more than 250 g/km of CO2 and weighing more than 2.2 tonnes. Existing cars not meeting these requirements would be allowed to stay on the road but limited to 100 km/h maximum speed. The vote must take place within 18 months.
Interactive dashboard: which countries have the greenest tax systems?
Yearly publication analysing and comparing the car taxation systems across 31 countries in Europe.
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The T&E Good Tax Guide for cars
The T&E Good Tax Guide is a yearly publication (3rd edition) that analyses and compares the car taxation systems across 31 countries in Europe.