On Sat, 13 Jan 2007 13:57:20 -0000, "tim....."
wrote:
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>"J. Walker" wrote in message
>news:1168692168.138911.255480@v45g2000cwv.googlegroups.com...
>> http://www.flandersnews.be/cm/flandersnews.be/News/070113_motorwaytax
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>> However, foreign residents will have no such luck.
>> Dutch say that measure is "discriminatory"
>> A Dutch tourist enjoying his holiday
>> The Dutch have said that they intend to raise the issue with the
>> European Commission, as they feel that the new motorway tax
>> discriminates against their motorists.
>
>This seems fair in principle to me.
>
>The Belgian population pay for the construction of Belgium's
>roads through their taxes, other national's do not.
>
>It thus seems fair that some way of charging those other
>nationals is perfectly reasonable.
>
>(whether a fixed 60 Euro annual charge is a reasonable way
>of charging is another matter)
The Dutch won't make much if they charge Belgians to use their motorways.
--
Martin
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