The taxe poids lourds (TPL) is a tax that was scheduled to be applied to all heavy goods vehicle circulating on some state-financed and locally financed roads in France starting from 1 October 2013. Those roads represent around 15000 kilometers.[1]
The income on state-financed roads should be affected to the agence de financement des infrastructures de transport de France, which would use it partly to fund some loss-making railway lines in France.[2] The income on locally financed roads should go to the local administration that maintains them.[2]
The tax is set up by a law voted on 24 April 2013 by the National Assembly, after several round trips between the Assembly and the Senate.[3]
The company Ecomouv, a subsidiary of Autostrade, is responsible for the tax collection.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Ecotaxe poids lourds : à l'automne, les camions vont payer". 6 May 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-06.
- ^ a b "taxe poids lourd". French customs. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
- ^ "Loi Transport : l'éco-taxe poids lourds définitivement adoptée". 25 April 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-06.
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