For all motorists, finally some positive news, which could save a lot of money every year.
As we know, every year, millions of Italian motorists are annoyed by one of the most hateful taxes related to vehicle ownership: the car stamp. The European Union has brought astonishing news that calls all of this into question.
The most hated tax may come down
Car tax is one of the most hated taxes and requires car owners to pay pay every year an amount corresponding to the possession of the vehicle. It is a regional tax and each region proposes its own rules for deadlines and payments.
THE disabled people and those who buy ecological vehicles, such as hybrid or electric ones, are exempt from the tax by law. Some categories are also exempt from payment, depending on regional regulations. And in some cases it is necessary to pay even the super bubble.
This means that households in Italy owning multiple cars for a single household represents a significant tax on each household’s annual expenditure. Luckily, there seems to be some good news for car owners.
In fact, other European countries have already adopted different rules which they do not have a fixed annual amount, or provide for a relatively low annual fixed amount, while the rest is calculated on the basis of the actual use of the car during the year, i.e. on the basis of the number of kilometers travelled. The calculation of the tax also includes CO2 emissions and therefore also takes into account the vehicle type and engine capacity.
This new “consumption” rule proved to be very successful both for car users and for society as a whole: the first ones obtained lower annual payments than the previous tax and, secondly, they discouraged the use of cars in urban spaces thanks to a 10% reduction in emissions.
How the new calculation works in other European countries
A similar model applies in Portugalwhere the annual fee can vary from a base of 28 euros upwards.
Consider, for example, a petrol car of the same model manufactured and distributed in 1997, if it had been registered in Portugal in 1997, would have to pay an annual fee of 28 euros. However, if the vehicle was registered in France in 1997 and imported into Portugal in 2001, he would have to pay a tax of 50 euros.
A vehicle registered in Germany in 1995 and imported into Portugal in October 2007, would pay 50 euros for the engine size, plus a tax relative to the level of CO2 emitted.
Now let’s look at a newer vehicle with an engine capacity of 1300cc, registered in 2005 in Portugal, this vehicle would pay annual stamp duty of 32 euros. However, if the vehicle was registered in Italy in 2006 and imported into Portugal in October 2007, you will have to pay 50 euros plus an amount calculated on the basis of CO2 emissions.
