Swiss deputies proposed a transit fee for motorists. It should be introduced on the basis of transport intensity and may affect holiday trips through the Gotthard tunnel.
A group of deputies of the Swiss Parliament proposes to charge motorists who are just crossing the country on their holidays and do not stay for the night. TASR informs this based on the DPA report.
Proposal to introduce the so -called. Transit tax was submitted by legislators from five political parties. According to the proposal, it should be scanned at the border at the entrance to the country and when exit from it. With a few exceptions, drivers “without significant stay in the country” have to pay depending on the traffic intensity.
Fees by traffic
“This means that prices will be higher during the feast of the Ascension of the Lord, on Green Thursday or at the beginning of the holidays and lower if there is no traffic jam during the week,” said Die Mitte (Center) on Monday for the SRF radio station SRF. He refused criticism that the transit fee would discriminate against foreigners. Currently, the locals are discriminated against due to the high traffic intensity, the deputy stressed.
The Stadler comes from Canton URI, where the northern portal of the Gotthard road tunnel is located, which is often made of kilometer congestion during public holidays and at the beginning of school holidays. The tunnel nearly 17 kilometers long connects URI with the canton of Ticino and is an important north -south link through the Alps. The passage is charged with a mandatory Swiss motorway mark at a price of approximately EUR 43 per year.
