Juan Bravo, deputy secretary of economy of the Popular Party, has confirmed that payment will begin on all highways
However, this new measure has been prepared by the current government
The debate on highways and the cost of their tolls returns to the fore. john bravodeputy secretary of economy of the People’s Party, has confirmed that payment will begin on all highways soon. However, this new measure has been prepared by the current government.
“Let everyone know that they are going to pay for using the highways, but not because the People’s Partybut because the Government has already committed it even though it neither counts it nor says it”, affirmed john bravo. On the other hand, the Government has justified the necessary measure to advance towards the internalization of the external costs of transport.
This measure falls within the Spanish Recovery Plan that the chief executive has agreed with the European Union. Pedro Sánchez raised last October the possibility of creating a progressive payment system in which the economic capacity of the user is taken into account.
“Member states should be urged to take socio-economic factors into account when applying road infrastructure charging regimes for passenger cars. For example, the rates for passenger cars can be modulated, in order to avoid an excessive penalty of frequent users“, assured the document. It will be from 2024.